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UK rail workers have voted to continue taking strike action for the next six months in their long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions.
The Rail, Maritime and Transport union said around 20,000 of its members were balloted across 14 rail companies with all of them individually achieving more than a 50% turnout and overwhelming ‘yes’ votes for further strikes.
Overall, 89.9% of members voted for more strike action on a turnout of 63.6%.
The union warned of fresh strikes unless the bitter dispute is resolved.
Unions have to reballot their members every six months before they can continue with industrial action.
It is the fourth time RMT members have voted on strikes in a dispute which started in the summer of 2022.
The union has held a series of walkouts since then, causing huge disruption to rail services.
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 Rail Delivery Group.
‘The [UK] 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.’
source: PA
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