RMT votes to continue rail strikes for another six months | UK News

The RMT Union has voted to extend strike action for another six months.

Some 89.9% of voting union members chose to continue rail strikes as part of the long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions.

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: ‘I congratulate our members for delivering a decisive mandate for future industrial action as we pursue a negotiated settlement of jobs pay and conditions.

‘This ringing endorsement of RMT’s approach to the dispute now means we have industrial leverage to secure an improved offer from the RDG.

‘The government who controls this dispute through a contractual mandate over the train operating companies, must now allow the Rail Delivery Group to put forward a revised offer so we can work towards reaching a settlement.

‘However, if no new offer is forthcoming, we will once again take strike action in defence of our members livelihoods.’

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