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| GMB strike to disrupt Northern Ireland train services | GMB strike to disrupt Northern Ireland train services |
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| Passengers are set to face disruption on Monday due to a planned 24-hour strike by some railway staff. | Passengers are set to face disruption on Monday due to a planned 24-hour strike by some railway staff. |
| Translink has said there will be a reduced train service, however, the Enterprise to Dublin is not affected. | |
| The company plans to run an hourly service throughout the day, with more trains available at peak times. | The company plans to run an hourly service throughout the day, with more trains available at peak times. |
| The strike by the GMB union is over working conditions linked to the latest pay deal. Bus and coach services will not be affected. | The strike by the GMB union is over working conditions linked to the latest pay deal. Bus and coach services will not be affected. |
| Translink's Ciaran Rogan said: "We will be running train services, so people can turn up at stations and get a train service, but also look for the local bus services as well because they're running a full schedule. | Translink's Ciaran Rogan said: "We will be running train services, so people can turn up at stations and get a train service, but also look for the local bus services as well because they're running a full schedule. |
| "We would recognise passengers with weekly or monthly tickets or period passes - we will refund people, we'll give them an extra day when they're renewing their tickets, they bring it in and we'll look after that." | "We would recognise passengers with weekly or monthly tickets or period passes - we will refund people, we'll give them an extra day when they're renewing their tickets, they bring it in and we'll look after that." |
| The industrial action follows their rejection of a pay settlement accepted by the vast majority of Translink's 3,700 staff. | The industrial action follows their rejection of a pay settlement accepted by the vast majority of Translink's 3,700 staff. |
| Anyone with any queries can ring 028 90666630 or check the Translink website. |