The train strike row rumbles on ahead of the first of three days of walk outs affecting almost the entire railway network in Britain.
The RMT strike, which includes staff working for Network Rail and 13 major operators, is "likely" to go ahead, the Treasury chief secretary and Middlesbrough South MP Simon Clarke told Sky News on Monday morning. The RMT's assistant general secretary, John Leach, told Radio 4 that union members are “determined” to see the strike through if negotiations with Network Rail and train companies fail.
Operators are advising passengers not to travel on strike dates and - in some cases - days either side of the strike. The strike dates are Tuesday June 21, Thursday June 23 and Saturday June 25. Events affected include Glastonbury Festival and the England v New Zealand test at Headingly, Leeds. There are additional strikes being voted on by union members for later in the summer.
