RAIL UNION RMT announced today that members working for Arriva Cross Country will take a month of action short of a strike running from 00.01 hrs on Monday 3rd August to 23.59 hours on Wednesday 2nd September 2009 in a dispute over a breakdown in industrial relations around pay and a series of issues relating to working conditions.
Earlier this month Arriva Cross Country RMT members voted by four to one for action on a turnout of 55%.
The action will take the form of:
- A total ban on overtime working
- A total ban on volunteering for rest day working
- A total ban on Sunday working with the exception of booked Sundays
- A total ban on litter-picking on trains
Arriva Cross Country runs rail services over a wide geographical area stretching across England and into Wales and Scotland.
Bob Crow, RMT general secretary, said today:
"Our members have shown their anger at the divisive approach taken by Arriva Cross Country in respect of pay and a wide range of issues relating to working conditions and this action is aimed at forcing the company back to the table to negotiate a fair deal for all staff.
"This is just another example of a rail franchise company looking to maximise its own profits at the expense of the workforce and RMT members have demonstrated in the ballot just how determined they are to secure justice."
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