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Avanti train managers plan Christmas walkouts




Train
managers



on
Avanti
West
Coast
who
belong
to
the
RMT
are
set
to
strike
on
three
days
over
the
Christmas
period
in
a
dispute
over
rest
day
working,
and
services
will
be
disrupted
on
those
days.



The
union
said
the
company’s
proposals
had
been
‘inadequate’,
and
that
staff
had
rejected
them
in
a
vote
by
92.8
per
cent,
on
a
turnout
of
81
per
cent.



The
three
strike
days
are
22,
23
and
29
December,
and
are
expected
to
involve
around
300
staff.



RMT
general
secretary
Mick
Lynch
said:
‘Avanti
West
Coast’s
proposals
have
been
decisively
rejected
by
our
Train
Managers,
sending
a
clear
message
to
management
that
the
current
arrangements
are
unacceptable.



‘Train
Managers
are
being
treated
unfairly
compared
to
senior
managers,
who
receive
significant
payments
for
covering
these
roles.
Our
members
have
had
enough,
and
this
strike
action
demonstrates
their
determination
to
win
a
fair
deal.



‘It’s
time
for
Avanti
to
put
forward
serious
proposals
that
reflect
the
vital
contribution
of
our
Train
Managers
to
the
railway.
We
remain
ready
to
reach
a
negotiated
settlement
and
we
urge
management
to
show
they
are
serious
about
resolving
this
dispute.’



Avanti
West
Coast
said:
‘We
are
disappointed
the
RMT
have
voted
to
decline
the
very
reasonable
offer
made
to
them
to
resolve
the
rest
day
working
dispute
and
prevent
inconvenience
to
those
many
people
who
will
be
travelling
on
the
West
Coast
Main
Line
over
this
time.



‘We
will
continue
to
work
with
the
RMT
to
resolve
the
dispute.’



A
revised
timetable
for
22
and
23
December
is
due
to
be
published
on
Saturday.

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