{"id":3994,"date":"2018-11-04T16:55:29","date_gmt":"2018-11-04T16:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/south-western-railway-workers-in-fresh-strike-over-guards-dispute\/"},"modified":"2018-11-04T16:55:29","modified_gmt":"2018-11-04T16:55:29","slug":"south-western-railway-workers-in-fresh-strike-over-guards-dispute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/south-western-railway-workers-in-fresh-strike-over-guards-dispute\/","title":{"rendered":"South Western Railway workers in fresh strike over guards dispute"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div property=\"articleBody\">\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width lead\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-image-replace\" alt=\"Workers on the picket line at Waterloo Station\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/B7ED\/production\/_104158074_large_waterloo03118-2.png\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\"\/><span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><br \/>\n                 <span class=\"story-image-copyright\">RMT<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><span class=\"off-screen\">Image caption<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"media-caption__text\"><br \/>\n                    Further 24-hour strikes are planned for 17 and 24 November<br \/>\n                <\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">Passengers on South Western Railway (SWR) are facing further travel disruption as workers stage a fresh 24-hour strike.<\/p>\n<p>National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) members walked out at midnight in the long-running row over the role of guards on new trains.<\/p>\n<p>The RMT claims the company continues to refuse to engage in a serious talks process to reach an agreement.<\/p>\n<p>SWR said it expected to run about half of normal services.<\/p>\n<p>The train operator urged rugby fans travelling to Twickenham for England&#8217;s match against South Africa to allow extra time or choose alternative routes or transport as services would be busier than usual.<\/p>\n<p>SWR operates services from London Waterloo to Berkshire, Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon, Somerset and Wiltshire. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"story-body__crosshead\">Two-year dispute<\/h2>\n<p>There are some replacement buses running and SWR tickets will be accepted on some other bus and rail networks.<\/p>\n<p>However on some routes there will be no trains running.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the firm accused the union of &#8220;cynically targeting sports fans and families and friends wanting to attend fireworks displays&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>In October SWR workers staged a five-day walkout, which was the longest strike in the two-year dispute of any rail operator.<\/p>\n<p>RMT general secretary Mick Cash said there had been 47% increase in violent assaults and a 167% increase in sexual offences on trains in the past ten years.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8220;RMT has made it clear that we will not allow safety, security and access on our railways to be compromised in the drive for private profit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>An SWR spokesperson said: &#8220;We have guaranteed a guard to be rostered on every single service, and our growth plans mean more guards, not fewer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-46077622\">Source<\/a> by <a href=\"\">[author_name]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image copyright RMT Image caption Further 24-hour strikes are planned for 17 and 24 November Passengers on South Western Railway (SWR) are facing further travel disruption as workers stage a fresh 24-hour strike. 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