29 October 2018
RMT Press Office:
RMT withdraws planned South Western Railway strike on 10th November. Rest of action goes ahead as scheduled.
Rail union RMT confirmed today that strike action planned for the 10th November on South Western Railway has been withdrawn. All other action scheduled in the dispute remains on and the union remains fully committed to using all industrial, political and campaigning tools at its disposal to secure the retention of the guard on SWR services.
RMT General Secretary Mick Cash said;
“Following consultation with our branches RMT's executive has decided to withdraw the strike action on South Western Railway planned for the 10th November.
“All other action scheduled in the dispute remains on and the union remains fully committed to using all industrial, political and campaigning tools at its disposal to secure the retention of the guard on SWR services.
“The union pays tribute to the members who have stood rock solid throughout the dispute, including throughout the five days of strike action that ended on Saturday, in the fight for safety, security and access on SWR
trains.
“The union calls once again on the company to lift the embargo on talks and get back into negotiations around the principle of the guard guarantee and the highest safety standards agreed with the union elsewhere in the industry.”
Ends.