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Rail workers hold bank holiday strike First Great Western rail staff to hold series of strikes
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First Great Western rail workers in UK to stage two 24-hour strikes over August bank holiday weekend, RMT says First Great Western rail workers are to stage strikes, including over the August Bank Holiday weekend, the Rail, Maritime and Transport union has said.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. The RMT said the strike was being held over threats to jobs, services and safety from the introduction of the new Hitachi Intercity trains.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. The union said it had not received the assurances it required from FGW.
The first Hitachi trains will run on the Great Western main line from 2017 and the East Coast main line from 2018.
FGW railworkers held a 48-hour strike earlier this month over the same dispute, causing disruption to tens of thousands of commuters.
'No option'
Union members, including drivers and guards, will walk out for 24 hours on 23 August and for 72 hours from 29 August, while members who work on maintenance will strike on 29 August and 31 August.
All of the strikes will begin at 00:01 BST and end at 23:59.
RMT general secretary Mick Cash said: "Despite strenuous efforts by our negotiators, we have not been able to secure the kind of progress required in the key areas of jobs, services and safety for us to reach an agreement.
"As a result we have no option but to put further action on.
"The fact remains that if it is good enough for East Coast, using the same trains, to meet the very basic assurances sought by this trade union then it is good enough for First Great Western as well."