More than 40,000 workers to be balloted in jobs and pay dispute, says RMT
More than 40,000 railway workers are to be balloted in a dispute over jobs and pay that a union says could prompt the biggest rail strike in modern history.
The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) said on Wednesday that staff will be asked to vote on strike action over Network Rail’s plans to cut at least 2,500 maintenance jobs as part of a £2bn reduction in spending on the network.
