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| Network Rail staff vote to strike | |
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| Network Rail workers in Scotland and Cumbria have voted to strike in two separate rows over bonuses. | |
| The Rail Maritime and Transport union (RMT) said the action followed disputes involving more than 500 staff. | |
| They include 119 maintenance workers in Cumbria who had their £400 bonuses withheld following a crash in Grayrigg near Kendal in February. | |
| Network Rail had said it was "inappropriate" to pay them until the crash was fully investigated. | Network Rail had said it was "inappropriate" to pay them until the crash was fully investigated. |
| The second row involves 400 signallers in Scotland, whose bonuses were docked following strike action in March over working hours. | |
| The RMT warned that walkouts could spread nationwide and be co-ordinated with strikes by postal workers who are also taking action over pay. | |
| The Scottish train staff voted by 186 to 116 to strike, a majority of 62%, while those based around Grayrigg backed action by 184 to 37, a majority of 83%. |