A MASS picket will be held in Newport on Friday (8th January) will run from 09.00hrs to 15.00hrs at the Newport panel signal box, Queensway, Newport. Overtime ban will begin from Sunday 10th January. RMT have confirmed that they will be escalating the action by extending the ballot to other signaling staff at Radyr, Radyr Relief, Abercynon, Park Junction, St Fagan's Crossing, Little Mill, Lydney Crossing and Caldicott Crossing.
From 12.01 am on Monday, January 4 and 11.59pm on Saturday, January 9.
Overtime ban with members told not to work overtime between 12.01am on Sunday, January 10 and 11.59pm on Saturday, February 6.
Another strike by engineers starting January 4 until midnight on January 9 following a “rock solid” six-day stoppage earlier this month.
18, December, 09 Phil Bialyk, RMT regional organiser, said: “We’ve got a meeting on Monday to discuss what we are going to do next. We are planning further action.”
15, December, 09 Seems like 95 percent of the service is running on time. Notices at Cardiff Central Station said rail services from Cardiff to Bridgend, from Radyr to Coryton and from Penarth to Bargoed would be affected. No details given on delays.
14, December, 09 Day one and all seems to be running well.
12, December, 09 South Wales main line strike will have little effect on passengers per Network Rail. Need less to say they are asking passengers to check time-table before starting trip!
Buses: may replace late-night services on the Penarth to Rhymney line and the Vale of Glamorgan line.
Altered timetable: will operate on the Coryton, City Line and Penarth to Rhymney Lines on Monday and Tuesday.
No changes: on the South Wales main line, Pontypridd, Treherbert, Merthyr Tydfil, Aberdare, Maesteg, Ebbw Vale line and services further afield to Manchester, Gloucester, the West Midlands and North Wales.
11, December, 09 RMT said rail signalling staff in south Wales were to strike for six days, starting December 14, over plans to introduce new work rosters. Starts 00.01 hrs on Monday December 14 through to 23.59 hrs on Saturday December 19. Managers coming in from other areas to help out. 5 hours of training..
5, Dec. 09 Network Rail spokes woman said most services would remain unaffected because a contingency plan would see replacement staff operate the rail signals. Management cutting union workers shift from 12 - 8hrs when new £400m control center opens.
4, Dec. South Wales and the Marches ballot results are in. Railway signalling workers will strike from Monday December, 14-19. Engineers from Cardiff, Newport, Port Talbot, Vale of Glamorgan and Rhymney Valley.
28, Nov. 09 Welsh Marches Line facing possible strike by signalling workers.
RMT union members unhappy with rosters starting January 2010 at new control center in Cardiff, being balloted.
Ballot results due 3, December, 2009
Network rail is open for discussions, only constructive discussions that is.
We need local source!
South Wales Train Strike, January and February 2010
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