The union has called for a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies, a pay rise to cope with the cost of living crisis and no changes to terms and conditions that have not been pre-agreed
Thousands more rail workers will strike next month as a long-running dispute over pay and conditions continues to cause industrial unrest across the country.
The Transport Salaried Staffs Association announced thousands of its workers and a number of train operators will walk out on 1 October. The statement came shortly after Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng told MPs the government is planning to stop"militant" trade unions closing down the transport system.On the same day, members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union and Aslef are striking as well, risking a complete shutdown of the UK's rail system the day before the London Marathon and the opening of the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham.
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