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| South Western Railway workers to hold 27 days of strikes | South Western Railway workers to hold 27 days of strikes |
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| A union has announced 27 days of rail strikes during December and on New Year's Day as part of a long-running dispute over train guards. | |
| The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said its guards and drivers working for South Western Railway (SWR) had been left with "no choice" but to take industrial action. | The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said its guards and drivers working for South Western Railway (SWR) had been left with "no choice" but to take industrial action. |
| The union said the dispute would continue for as long as SWR "refuse to give assurances" on the role of guards. | The union said the dispute would continue for as long as SWR "refuse to give assurances" on the role of guards. |
| SWR has been approached for comment. | SWR has been approached for comment. |
| The union has told its members not to book on for duty: | |
| RMT general secretary Mick Cash said: "At the last meeting we held with SWR, principles in agreements were made in good faith with the company's negotiating team and we now feel hugely let down again. | |
| "As long as the company continues to refuse to give assurances on the future operational role of the guard, we will remain in dispute. | |
| "I want to congratulate our members on their continued resolve in their fight for safety and the role of the guard on SWR. | |
| "It is wholly down to the management side that the core issue of the safety critical competencies and the role of the guard has not been agreed." |