«Breaking News» Fresh rail strikes to bring more misery for Christmas commuters from TOMORROW

Rail workers on some of the busiest routes in the country will stage a fresh strike today. 

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union on South Western Railway will walk out for 24 hours, with further action planned on New Year's Eve.

This is the latest strike in a long-running dispute over guards on trains, causing more travel misery for passengers. 

Workers on South Western Railway are to stage two fresh strikes, on December 27 and 3. Stock picture shows a South Western Railway train

Picket lines will be mounted outside stations, including London Waterloo.

The union claimed the cost to the taxpayer of the Government 'bailing out' South Western on strike days will be more than £26 million by New Year's Eve.

The union said that prior to his resignation as Rail Minister Jo Johnson admitted to MPs that South Western had made an application to be reimbursed for revenues lost as a result of industrial action.

RMT general secretary Mick Cash said: 'Official parliamentary answers have shown that the government is preparing to bail out South Western Railway for revenues lost as a result of strike action.

'Passengers will be outraged to know that instead of taking steps to resolve this dispute rail ministers are instead prolonging it by using tax payers' money to prop up South Western Railway on strike days.

'Thanks to the generosity of the government, South Western don't lose a penny from strikes and therefore have little incentive to negotiate seriously.

'We estimate that the cost to date of this strike bail out is over £26 million, enough to fund a 2019 fare cut for all South Western passengers.' 

How the union fat cats rake it in

Mike Cash 

General Secretary £153,614

His latest salary package at the Rail, Maritime and Transport union includes a car benefit of £3,883 and a season ticket of £2,989. His gross salary is £99,958 with pension contributions of £33,935 and national insurance of £12,849. This is a rise of £3,938 on 2016, when his salary was £149,676.

Mick Lynch

Assistant General Secretary £108,740

Mr Lynch’s package includes a gross salary of £77,810 with national insurance contributions coming to £9,972, pension contributions of £19,410 and a season ticket of £1,548. This is an increase of £3,220 on the previous year of 2016 when he pocketed £105,520.

Steve Hedley

Senior Assistant General Sec £87,769

Mr Hedley picked up a car benefit of £2,947 and a season ticket of £2,408 in 2017. His gross salary was £56,299, with national insurance contributions of £7,003. Pension contributions came to £19,112. His total remuneration of £87,769 was up £2,606 on the previous year.

 

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Main photo article Rail workers on some of the busiest routes in the country will stage a fresh strike today. 
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union on South Western Railway will walk out for 24 hours, with further action planned on New Year’s Eve.
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