Avanti West Coast practice managers have voted to strike for 3 days over the Christmas interval.
The RMT union stated that walkouts have been scheduled for 22, 23 and 29 December for the London to Scotland service after rejecting the practice firm’s proposals for “relaxation day working preparations”.
Practice managers normally work a four-day week however as a consequence of workers shortages might be requested to work on relaxation days however the RMT stated that the present preparations are “unacceptable”.
A spokesperson for Avanti West Coast stated that at “considered one of our busiest and most vital instances of the 12 months” prospects “will now face important disruption due to these strikes”.
The strikes have been introduced simply weeks after the RMT accepted a backdated pay rise of 5% from the Rail Supply Group, the physique which represents practice firms.
However a dispute remained over deliberate adjustments to working practices and talks over future pay.
RMT normal secretary Mick Lynch stated: “Practice managers are being handled unfairly in comparison with senior managers, who obtain important funds for masking these roles.
“Our members have had sufficient and this strike motion demonstrates their willpower to win a good deal.”
Avanti West Coast stated: “We’re disenchanted the RMT have voted to say no the very affordable provide made to them to resolve the remaining day working dispute and forestall inconvenience to these many individuals who might be travelling on the West Coast Important Line over this time.
“We’ll proceed to work with the RMT to resolve the dispute.”
Mr Lynch stated the union stays prepared to succeed in a settlement, including: “We urge administration to indicate they’re critical about resolving this dispute.”
