Key facts for RMT members •
All RMT members, regardless of grade, are covered by the industrial action ballot result at their company, this includes apprentices and staff on their probation period.
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You cannot be victimised or penalised by your employer for taking industrial action and it is completely legal for you to do so.
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You do not have to tell your employer if you intend to take industrial action, even if they claim to you that it is a legal requirement to do so.
Below is a guide for RMT members on taking industrial action. If you have questions about the dispute which are not covered below you can email info@rmt.org.uk or call 0800 376 3706.
Who is taking industrial action? All RMT members at Network Rail and the DfT operated train operating companies (Chiltern Railways, Cross Country Trains, Greater Anglia, LNER, East Midlands Railway, c2c, Great Western Railway, Northern Trains, South Eastern Railway, GTR, Transpennine Express, Avanti West Coast, West Midlands Trains, South Western Railway.)
What does going on strike mean? It means withdrawing your labour. It is a legal and legitimate action in all companies where the members balloted having voted in favour of strike action (these are listed above). Even if your employer tells you that you are in breach of your contract for taking strike action, if you have been instructed to do so by your Union you are entitled to and cannot be victimised by your employer for doing so. Only RMT members are covered by these ballots.
What do I do if I am on strike? All Train Operating Company members are instructed to take strike action by not booking on for shifts which commence between: 00:01 hours on Tuesday 13th December 2022 and 23:59 hours on Wednesday 14th December 2022 00:01 hours on Friday 16th December 2022 and 23:59 hours on Saturday 17th December 2022 00:01 hours on Tuesday 3rd January 2023 and 23:59 hours on Wednesday 4th January 2023 00:01 hours on Friday 6th January 2023 and 23:59 hours on Saturday 7th January 2023