What is behind the Christmas rail strikes?

RMT union plans industrial action for most of December over role of guards

waterloo.jpg
(Image credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union has announced 27 days of strikes during December as part of a long-running dispute over the role of train guards.

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up
Explore More