Railway signal staff to strike over rosters

RAILWAY signal staff are to stage two 24-hour strikes in a row over rosters, their union announced yesterday.

Members of the Rail Maritime and Transport union (RMT) based in Stirling will walk out from 6am next Thursday and on Wednesday, 9 May.

A Network Rail spokesman said the company was confident it could run a full service despite the strikes.

He said: “Meeting the union’s demand that signallers begin to work fewer days each week would mean operating a less efficient and more expensive railway.”

RMT general secretary Bob Crow said: “Network Rail still refuse to take this issue seriously so we have no option but to move to strike action.”

“Although management have so far refused to budge they cannot ignore the strength of feeling demonstrated.”