Sending out the wrong signals
Published Date:
07 October 2008
IN WHAT must seem confirmation that the Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) Union lives in a parallel universe, two days of strikes on Scotland's rail services are to go ahead this week after a breakdown of talks. The dispute is over staff rosters. Even more bizarre is that, in a switch from normal union concerns about health and safety, Network Rail says the union's position puts safety at risk by demanding safety assessments be voluntary, not compulsory.
According to RMT general secretary Bob Crow, a wearisomely familiar voice in such disputes, Network Rail is "blatantly trying to unilaterally rewrite agreements without consulting the workforce". In support of this cause, signalling workers will wal...
The full article contains 240 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
07 October 2008 9:10 AM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
