RMT regional executive committee member for the North East David King insisted that the public in the North East are behind them and recounted various demonstrations of solidarity from the passers-by in the region. Likewise, Transpennine Express services were only running between Newcastle and Edinburgh in our region. On Northern Rail, services were only running between Darlington and Saltburn with customers also advised against travelling. As expected the strikes led to widespread disruption on the trains across the region.Īs such, there was no service on the Tyne And Wear Metro between Pelaw and South Hylton with passengers are advised to only travel if necessary as part of the Metro network runs on Network Rail owned track. Signallers, for example, control train movements across the whole country. Prior to the strike action, Network Rail said all train operators may be affected, whether they are part of the dispute or not.
RMT Union members on the picket line at Newcastle Central Station, joining thousands of workers across the UK who are striking in a dispute over jobs, pay, pensions. The offer was for a 4% pay rise backdated to January, another 2% next year and a further 2% conditional on achieving “modernisation milestones”. Union leaders announced the July and August strikes after rejecting a new offer from Network Rail which they described as “paltry”. Read more: Two Metro lines to shut on day of RMT rail strikeĮstimates at the start of the day expected more than an approximately 40,000 workers at Network Rail and 14 train operating companies, including LNER, CrossCountry, TransPennine and Northern, to strike nationwide after no breakthrough in talks between the RMT and the Government. Ian Lavery, the MP for Wansbeck also showed his support for the striking RMT members in Bedlington. North of Tyne Mayor, Jamie Driscoll was joined by Labour MP for South Shields, Emma Lewell-Buck and Labour MP for Gateshead I an Mearns on the picket line alongside the striking workers in Newcastle. Workers also walked out on June 21, 23 and 25. Two picket lines of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) and supporting Unison members stood outside Newcastle Central station, where a reduced service was running. Two picket lines of union members stood outside Newcastle Central station as a fourth day of strike action led to more travel chaos across the North East.
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