Rail passengers are set to face disruption from a fresh wave of strikes. Hundreds of train managers are set to walkout on January 2nd, meaning Avanti West Coast services on the London to Glasgow route will be affected. The action by RMT Union members is also sett o take place every Sunday, from January 12th until May 25th.
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00:00Rail passengers are set to face disruption from a fresh wave of strikes.
00:04Hundreds of train managers are set to walk out on January 2nd,
00:08meaning Avanti West Coast services on the London to Glasgow route will be affected.
00:12The action by RMT union members is also set to take place every Sunday from January 12th until May 25th.
00:19The strikes were called in 2024 by train managers who were angry at payments for working on days off.
00:26It was reported that senior managers covered roles when there were staff shortages.
00:30Avanti director Catherine O'Brien said the company was disappointed.
00:35She said that customers will face significant disrupted journeys as a result.
00:39The RMT union has said that sustained strike action is now the only way to focus management's minds.