RMT workers at Network Rail and 15 operators back industrial action in coming weeks
A summer of rail strikes across Britain moved a significant step closer after the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union announced an “overwhelming” vote in favour of industrial action.
Its ballots of more than 40,000 railway workers closed on Tuesday evening, and 89% voted in favour of a strike, the RMT said, on a turnout of 71%.
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