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14.07.2022 - 18:33 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Yesterday it was confirmed that rail workers are planning on going on strike once again later this month.
Network Rail staff will walk out on the company amid an ongoing dispute over pay and conditions.
It comes after the RMT rejected a new offer from Network Rail, which was described by union bosses as ‘paltry’.
The 24-hour strike is expected to cause another day of chaos on the rails in Scotland and across the rest of the UK.
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Here is everything we know about the strikes so far.
RMT members and Network Rail workers voted to take 24-hours of strike action amid a dispute over job security, pay and working conditions.
Network Rail offered employees a four per cent pay rise in the first year, followed by a further ‘possible’ rise of four per cent the following year.
However, the offer was rejected as RMT members claimed there were no ‘guarantees’ over job losses.
RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch said: “The offer from Network Rail represents a real terms pay cut for our members and the paltry sum is conditional on RMT members agreeing to drastic changes in their working lives.
"We have made progress on compulsory redundancies. But Network Rail are still seeking to make our members poorer when we have won in some cases double what they are offering, with other rail operators.
"The train operating companies (TOCs) remain stubborn and are refusing to make any new offer which deals with job security and pay.
"Strike action is the only course open to us to make both the rail industry and government understand that this dispute will
The family of murdered T2 Trainspotting star Bradley Welsh are demanding a criminal probe after Police Scotland admitted gross failures over his killing.
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