SOUTH Western rail workers have announced a December strike – much to the disappointment of commuters. They will take 27 days of strikes with festive trips thrown into turmoil. But when are the South Western Railway strikes and how will I be affected? Read on to find out everything we know. When are the South […]
SOUTH Western rail workers have announced a December strike – much to the disappointment of commuters.
They will take 27 days of strikes with festive trips thrown into turmoil. But when are the South Western Railway strikes and how will I be affected? Read on to find out everything we know.
The strikes will take place between December 2 and New Year’s Day.
Southeastern Highspeed and Eurostar trains will not stop at Ashford, Kent, between December 26 and 29.
Monday 2 December from midnight – 11.59pm on Wednesday 11 December
Friday 13 December from midnight until 11.59pm on Tuesday 24 December
Friday 27 December until 11.59pm on Wednesday 1 January 2020
The dates South Western Railway workers will not strike in December are
Sunday 1 December and Thursday 12 December.
South Western Railways cover areas in Surrey, Hampshire and Dorset.
They also operate regional services in Devon, Somerset, Berkshire and Wiltshire.
The railway’s main terminal is London Waterloo, covering Weymouth, Exeter St Davids, Portsmouth Harbour, Southampton Central, Bournemouth, Woking, Salisbury, Guildford and Reading.
They also operate through a number of stations in London and the surrounding areas, these are:
According to the RMT union: “South Western Railway’s ‘unremitting failure to give assurances that their new operational model won’t move to Driver Controlled Operation – with the role of the guard butchered completely – means the union has been left with no alternative but to call further industrial action.
The RMT General Secretary, Mick Cash said in a statement: “At the last meeting we held with SWR principles in agreements were made in good faith with the company’s negotiating team and we now feel hugely let down again.
“As long as the company continues to refuse to give assurances on the future operational role of the guard we will remain in dispute.
“I want to congratulate our members on their continued resolve in their fight for safety and the role of the guard on SWR.
“It is wholly down to the management side that the core issue of the safety critical competencies and the role of the guard has not been agreed. ‘The union remains available for talks.”
