{"id":204566,"date":"2024-12-30T11:41:52","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T11:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/30\/avanti-west-coast-strike-to-hit-new-years-eve-trains\/"},"modified":"2024-12-30T11:41:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T11:41:52","slug":"avanti-west-coast-strike-to-hit-new-years-eve-trains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/30\/avanti-west-coast-strike-to-hit-new-years-eve-trains\/","title":{"rendered":"Avanti West Coast strike to hit New Year’s Eve trains"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rail passengers on Avanti West Coast routes will face a “significantly reduced” service on New Year’s Eve due to a strike by train managers.<\/p>\n

A dispute over rest days will see train managers who are members of the RMT union walk out on 31 December and 2 January.<\/p>\n

Avanti says the few trains running will be very busy, and advises that passengers should travel either side of the strike dates or claim a full refund if they choose not to travel due to the action.<\/p>\n

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

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On New Year’s Eve, Avanti West Coast says it will run one train per hour between Euston and each of Birmingham, Manchester and Preston, with a limited service to Glasgow. <\/p>\n

It also says it will run one train every other hour between Liverpool and Crewe.<\/p>\n

North Wales, Blackpool and Edinburgh will have no Avanti West Coast services.<\/p>\n

Following the walk-outs over the new year, train managers at Avanti West Coast are also planning to strike every Sunday from 12 January to 25 May.<\/p>\n

Avanti has further information on disruption from the strikes on its website.<\/a><\/p>\n

RMT members had orginally planned to strike around Christmas, but that action was called off to consider a new offer.<\/p>\n

However, the union said the revised proposal was rejected by 83% of the 400 members involved in the dispute, and new strike dates were announced.<\/p>\n

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said Avanti had ignored train managers’ concerns by presenting an offer that members found “unacceptable”.<\/p>\n

The union said members had rejected a proposal of \u00a3300 or more to managers to cover working on rest days such as Sunday.<\/p>\n

“The company must come forward with a revised proposal so we can avoid more strike action further into 2025”, Mr Lynch said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Kathryn O’Brien, executive director of customer service at Avanti West Coast, said the rail company was “disappointed by the RMT calling strike action on 31 December and 2 January”.<\/p>\n

She added she was grateful for customers’ “patience and understanding”.<\/p>\n

Both Avanti and the RMT said they were open to working with each other to resolve the dispute.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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