Hitachi Rail strike spreads from East Coast to Great Western Mainline

Workers who maintain rolling stock and the signalling system will take the stoppages between Thursday 29 February and March 2.

The depots that will be taking action are the London North Pole, Doncaster Train Maintenance and Bounds Green and Craigentinny Train Maintenance.

Hundreds of workers will join the action which follows a referendum where Hitachi workers rejected a pay offer from the private company.

Strike action will now be taking place on depots on the East Coast and West Coast mainlines.

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: "These highly skilled workers are not being paid what they deserve for the value they bring to Hitachi or the vital role they play on the railways.

"Senior management will have to go away and think again about what they are prepared to offer in order to reach a negotiated settlement in this dispute.

"Our members are determined to have an extended industrial campaign if necessary to get a decent pay rise."

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Notes:

RMT suspended the following days of strike action: 

Sunday 18th February 2024
Tuesday 20th February 2024
Wednesday 21st February 2024