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Rail strike averted

Posted by editor on Apr 21, 2006 - 09:06 AM
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RAIL STRIKE AVERTED

The threatened strike of staff at South Eastern Trains, the company which took over running trains in Kent, East Sussex and south east London on 1 April has been averted.

The RMT union said the firm had agreed to revert to previous staff numbers and place extra guards at high-risk stations.

350 guards had voted to strike over manning levels at Dover Priory, Ramsgate and Hastings stations and more than 400 platform workers in the RMT rail workersâ€™ union had voted by six to one for action over cuts in the number of station staff on duty on South Eastern Trains.