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| Southern rail's 'tweet RMT' plea angers rail passengers | Southern rail's 'tweet RMT' plea angers rail passengers |
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| A plea from rail company Southern for beleaguered passengers to tell the RMT union how they feel about ongoing strikes appears to have backfired. | A plea from rail company Southern for beleaguered passengers to tell the RMT union how they feel about ongoing strikes appears to have backfired. |
| Southern tweeted: "Time to get back on track. Tweet @RMTunion & tell them how rail strikes make you feel." | Southern tweeted: "Time to get back on track. Tweet @RMTunion & tell them how rail strikes make you feel." |
| Dozens of passengers immediately responded, but not in the manner rail bosses might have hoped. | Dozens of passengers immediately responded, but not in the manner rail bosses might have hoped. |
| Simon Cox echoed the thoughts of many, posting: "I dislike unions but I dislike incompetent management more." | Simon Cox echoed the thoughts of many, posting: "I dislike unions but I dislike incompetent management more." |
| Another passenger, Marianne Powell, tweeted: "You brought this on yourselves. We, your customers are suffering." | Another passenger, Marianne Powell, tweeted: "You brought this on yourselves. We, your customers are suffering." |
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| Months of industrial action by the RMT and high levels of staff sickness have hit Southern's services, which link London with Surrey, Sussex, Kent and Hampshire. | Months of industrial action by the RMT and high levels of staff sickness have hit Southern's services, which link London with Surrey, Sussex, Kent and Hampshire. |
| Southern's £2,000 bid to end rail strike | Southern's £2,000 bid to end rail strike |
| Last month the RMT said workers would stage 14 days of strike action in the long-running dispute over the role of conductors on trains. | Last month the RMT said workers would stage 14 days of strike action in the long-running dispute over the role of conductors on trains. |
| The union said it had no alternative but to take action over what it called Southern's "blatant disregard for the safety and security of passengers and staff alike". | The union said it had no alternative but to take action over what it called Southern's "blatant disregard for the safety and security of passengers and staff alike". |
| Southern's parent company, Govia Thameslink, called the RMT's action "shameful". | Southern's parent company, Govia Thameslink, called the RMT's action "shameful". |
| Commenting on Southern's message, Another Angry Woman tweeted: "Strongly recommend you read this thread, @SouthernRailUK bc the problems are on you." | Commenting on Southern's message, Another Angry Woman tweeted: "Strongly recommend you read this thread, @SouthernRailUK bc the problems are on you." |
| The next planned strike announced by the RMT is between 00:01 BST Tuesday 11 October and 23:59 BST Thursday 13 October. | |
| Mick Cash, the general secretary of the RMT, said: "This is a pathetic attempt by the basket case Southern franchise to once again try to blame their front line staff for their own managerial incompetence. | |
| "Southern GTR have wrecked services across the South East. The passengers know that and that is why the commuters themselves are mounting a legal challenge against the company. " |