{"id":197200,"date":"2024-12-17T20:51:33","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T20:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/17\/avanti-west-coast-strikes-back-on-after-offer-rejected\/"},"modified":"2024-12-17T20:51:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T20:51:33","slug":"avanti-west-coast-strikes-back-on-after-offer-rejected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/17\/avanti-west-coast-strikes-back-on-after-offer-rejected\/","title":{"rendered":"Avanti West Coast strikes back on after offer rejected"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Strike action by Avanti West Coast train managers is back on after an offer aimed at resolving a dispute over rest day working was rejected.<\/p>\n

Members of the RMT union will now walk out on New Year’s Eve and 2 January, as well as every Sunday from 12 January to 25 May.<\/p>\n

The union said “sustained strike action” was now “the only way to focus management’s minds on reaching a negotiated settlement”.<\/p>\n

Avanti West Coast, which operates trains between London and Scotland and through the West Midlands and north west of England, said the strikes would cause “significant disruption” to customers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Last week, the RMT called off strikes planned for 22, 23 and 29 December to consider Avanti’s new offer.<\/p>\n

But the union said late on Tuesday that 83% of the 400 members involved in the dispute voted against the deal.<\/p>\n

The revised offer included higher rest day working payments and more organised allocation of shifts on rest days, it said.<\/p>\n

Train managers usually work a 41-hour week but due to staff shortages can be asked to work on their days off. The RMT has argued the current arrangements are “unacceptable”.<\/p>\n

Avanti said in response to the latest strikes being announced that it was “disappointed” by the vote against a “very reasonable” revised offer.<\/p>\n

“This strike action will cause significant disruption to our customers making journeys on the West Coast Main Line over an extended period,” a statement said. <\/p>\n

“We remain open to working with the RMT to resolve the dispute.”<\/p>\n

It said it was looking at how the strikes would impact services and would confirm its plans as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

Since the middle of 2022, rail travel has been disrupted by industrial action as the RMT and the train drivers’ union Aslef sought better pay and conditions for their members. <\/p>\n

The previous Conservative government said changes to working practices were required in return, but Labour secured a deal with the unions after winning the general election.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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