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| RMT suspends Southern rail strike after British Legion request | RMT suspends Southern rail strike after British Legion request |
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| A planned Southern rail strike that would have happened close to Remembrance Day has been suspended following a request from the British Legion. | A planned Southern rail strike that would have happened close to Remembrance Day has been suspended following a request from the British Legion. |
| Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport workers’ union (RMT) were due to walk out from 3 to 5 November amid a bitter dispute over changes to the role of conductors. | |
| The union said it had suspended the strike on 3 November after being contacted by the armed forces charity. | The union said it had suspended the strike on 3 November after being contacted by the armed forces charity. |
| However, walkouts planned for 4 and 5 November are due to go ahead, as will action on 22 and 23 November, and 6 to 8 December. | However, walkouts planned for 4 and 5 November are due to go ahead, as will action on 22 and 23 November, and 6 to 8 December. |
| The RMT’s general secretary, Mick Cash, said the decision regarding 3 November was made “after close consideration and following a personal request from the British Legion. The union recognises the very special importance of that particular day and as a result has decided to suspend the action. The rest of the scheduled action goes ahead as planned.” | The RMT’s general secretary, Mick Cash, said the decision regarding 3 November was made “after close consideration and following a personal request from the British Legion. The union recognises the very special importance of that particular day and as a result has decided to suspend the action. The rest of the scheduled action goes ahead as planned.” |