By Ilaria Grasso Macola
Another day another strike as members of the union TSSA working as operational and support staff at 10 train companies have announced a 24-hour walkout in late September.
The strike will fall on the same days as the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool.
Workers will walk out from midday of 26 September to midday of 27 September in a dispute over pay, job security and conditions.
Disruption will affect services on TransPennine Express, West Midlands Railway, East Midlands Railway, Great Western Railway, Avanti West Coast, C2C, CrossCountry, LNER, Southeastern as well as Network Rail.
However, the union said it remained open to talks, as general secretary Manuel Cortes has called on the government to allow train operating companies to return to the negotiating table.
Cortes recently wrote to transport secretary Grant Shapps, urging him to “break the impasse in the rail dispute.”
“The reason for the current impasse lies squarely at Shapps’ door and passengers are paying a high price for his incompetence and intransigence,” said the general secretary.
“I welcome the fact that negotiations are ongoing with Network Rail and the gap towards a resolution is narrowing.
“Time will tell whether a deal can be done to avert our next strike.”
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