RMT CONDUCTORS at three London Midland depots at Bletchley, Northampton and Watford will strike on Tuesday May 19 and Thursday May 21 their union confirmed today in an escalation of a continuing dispute involving around 100 RMT members over the right to voluntary Sunday working.
A programme of industrial action on Sundays through to the end of June has been suspended.
RMT has instructed the conductors not to book on for shifts from 00.01hrs to 23.59 hrs on Tuesday May 19 and from 00.01 hrs to 23.59 hrs on Thursday May 21.
"The rock solid strikes involving our members since the middle of March should have told the company everything it needs to know about our determination to see justice done on the principle that the conductors should not be forced to work on Sundays." RMT general secretary Bob Crow said today.
"All our members are asking is that the company respect the long-standing right to voluntary Sunday turns. There are no shortage of volunteers so why London Midland are dragging this dispute on is beyond me. The company knows our reps are available for talks at any time, and it should concentrate on trying to find an acceptable solution," Bob Crow said.
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