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A mass meeting of Scottish signal workers is taking place in Glasgow over a dispute with Network Rail about the implementation of the 35-hour week. | |
The RMT's executive committee is due to meet on Thursday amid hopes that strike action planned for Friday could be called off. | |
Local RMT union negotiators reached a settlement with management on Monday. | Local RMT union negotiators reached a settlement with management on Monday. |
RMT general secretary Bob Crow warned that if local talks next week break down, then strikes could be back on. | |
He warned that these could hit the Easter weekend. | |
Mr Crow is attending the meeting in Glasgow on Wednesday evening. | |
He said he believes that when the union's executive commitee hears the detail of the agreement reached with Network Rail, they will suspend the strike action. | |
Skeleton services | |
That meeting will take place in London at 1000 GMT on Thursday. | |
Last week, a 48-hour strike by signal staff caused inconvenience to tens of thousands of rail passengers in Scotland. | |
Skeleton services were concentrated on the most popular commuter routes in the central belt, but there was no train service at all north of Stirling. | Skeleton services were concentrated on the most popular commuter routes in the central belt, but there was no train service at all north of Stirling. |
After almost six hours of talks on Monday, Scottish union officials and Network Rail said they had reached agreement on the matter in dispute, how the 35-hour working week would be implemented. | After almost six hours of talks on Monday, Scottish union officials and Network Rail said they had reached agreement on the matter in dispute, how the 35-hour working week would be implemented. |
The Scottish officials are recommending the suspension of the four days of strike action this week and next. | The Scottish officials are recommending the suspension of the four days of strike action this week and next. |
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