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| Northern railway workers strike in guard dispute | Northern railway workers strike in guard dispute |
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| Northern railway staff are taking part in a further strike as part of a long-running dispute over train guards. | Northern railway staff are taking part in a further strike as part of a long-running dispute over train guards. |
| The RMT union said talks with the company had collapsed and staff would walk out on Saturday and on two further Saturdays, 13 and 20 October. | The RMT union said talks with the company had collapsed and staff would walk out on Saturday and on two further Saturdays, 13 and 20 October. |
| Northern Railway said it expects to run about 30% of services and remained "ready to talk". | |
| Union members working for South Western Railway are continuing a 48-hour walk-out which began on Friday. | Union members working for South Western Railway are continuing a 48-hour walk-out which began on Friday. |
| The RMT is demanding guarantees that guards will remain on trains and that the roll-out of "driver-only operation" is stopped. | The RMT is demanding guarantees that guards will remain on trains and that the roll-out of "driver-only operation" is stopped. |
| General Secretary Mick Cash claimed Northern had shown a "pig-headed attitude" during talks at the conciliation service ACAS. | General Secretary Mick Cash claimed Northern had shown a "pig-headed attitude" during talks at the conciliation service ACAS. |
| Northern's deputy managing director Richard Allan said it "was prepared to talk" but the RMT "unilaterally changed the basis of what they were prepared to talk about". | Northern's deputy managing director Richard Allan said it "was prepared to talk" but the RMT "unilaterally changed the basis of what they were prepared to talk about". |
| The strike action would "only cause further unnecessary difficulty for customers", he said. | The strike action would "only cause further unnecessary difficulty for customers", he said. |