The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) has issued a statement
Contract workers at a rail operator are to stage a 48-hour strike amid claims of bullying. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) employed by Carlisle Support Services on Northern Rail’s revenue and gateline contract will walk out on October 7 and 8.
RMT general secretary Eddie Dempsey said: “Our members will not be intimidated by any employer. All our people want is respect, fair pay and decent conditions. The company need to get back to the table and make a decent offer.
“This whole episode underlines the need for all outsourcing on the railway to end and for all rail workers to be brought back in-house into direct employment.” The union is pursuing a campaign to end outsourcing and hold the Labour Government to its promise to undertake the biggest wave of insourcing in a generation.