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It was good to be back on the picket lines on 12-13 May, as both Aslef and RMT returned to industrial action in the national dispute with the Rail Delivery Group over pay, jobs, and conditions on Train Operating Companies. We need to ensure that is swiftly followed up with further, escalated action. More:
40,000 workers were initially involved in the action, 20,000 at Network Rail and 20,000 at 14 train operation companies. The Network Rail strike ended with a rotten deal organised by the RMT last month.
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Rail workers should deliver an emphatic “No” vote in any ballot. But this is not enough. Lynch and the executive have led their fight down a dead end.