UK: Rail strike plans cancelled after court injunction

[arkitect]

Great news… it was looking like a disaster.

A planned national rail strike by the RMT union has been called off after Network Rail challenged it in the High Court.
The company was granted an injunction after it alleged discrepancies in the RMT's ballot for industrial action.
It means a four-day strike, due to start next Tuesday, will not go ahead.
The RMT had planned to strike over Network Rail's plans to cut 1,500 jobs and increase evening and weekend maintenance work.
The union says the plans would affect rail safety.

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[CHAOS STEP]

Yeah thank goodness for that, it would have made my commute hell.

Also, this nerked me slightly.

Unions will be disappointed by this latest decision. Disputes between employers and unions should be settled by negotiation.

Yes Union boy - settled by negotiation, strikes should be a very last resort!

 

[Schtumple]

Thank christ for that. The amount of strikes going on is ridiculous, it's like watching a 3 year old tossing toys out of it's cot, it's pathetic. I guess everyone forgot about the recession huh?