Rail workers set for festive pay strike

WORKERS at Northern Rail are to strike on 27 and 28 December in a row over Bank Holiday pay.

By The Newsroom

Published 20th Dec 2010, 14:33 BST

Updated 20th Dec 2010, 23:04 BST

The Rail Maritime and Transport union said 1,000 of its members would take industrial action after voting for strikes over a "reasonable" demand for extra pay for working during the festive public holidays.