Hundreds of engineers who work for Great Western Railway (GWR) are planning to go on strike next month in a dispute over pay. Unite said around 350 of its members who work for GWR will walk out on October 1.
Thousands of rail workers across the country will be striking on the same day, threatening huge disruption to services. Delegates travelling to the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham will be among those affected.
Unite said its members in GWR were facing the third year of having their pay frozen. GWR’s parent company, First Group, made pre-tax profits of £654m in the 2021-2022 financial year.
