A host of Liverpool MPs, city councillors and other prominent figures have backed striking rail staff as they prepare to walk out this week.
The Rail, Maritime and Transport workers union (RMT) is holding three days of nationwide strikes this week, with around 40,000 staff set to walk out tomorrow, Thursday and Saturday. The union is fighting against proposed job cuts and against what it says is an 'appalling' situation regarding pay and conditions.
The strikes will have major impacts on rail travel in our region. Last week Merseyrail announced it would not be able to run any trains on the network on the strike days of Tuesday, Thursday osr Saturday. There will also be no replacement buses running on those days. Merseyrail staff are not actually involved in the dispute, but the network says it cannot operate without the Network Rail signalling and maintenance staff that will walk out.
