48 hour strike from 18:30 Wednesday 8th July

RAIL UNION RMT have said that talks aimed at settling a dispute on First Great Western over the threat to jobs and safety from the introduction of the new Hitachi Inter-City trains have broken down without agreement and the forty eight hours of strike action across the company starting at 18.30 hours on Wednesday 8th July goes ahead as planned.

In Bristol RMT members will be picketing Bristol Temple Meads from 0700 hrs on Thursday 9th July. Other Bristol trade unionists are urged to visit and support the RMT picket lines.

The full RMT  press release can be found here RMT First Great Western action