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06
Jan 2023
Picket line at Harrogate station as latest RMT strikes near end
A picket line operated at Harrogate Rail Station this morning as the latest wave of strikes by the RMT union draws to a close.
Union members are expected to picket the station again tomorrow before trains begin to run a limited service on Sunday.
No further strikes are currently planned and normal service is due to resume on the Harrogate and Knaresborough line on Monday for the first time in more than three weeks due to strikes, an overtime ban and bank holidays.
Pickets told the Stray Ferret the main reasons they were striking were concerns over passenger safety and working conditions, rather than pay.
An RMT member at Harrogate station today.
They said ticket offices faced closure and safety would be compromised by cuts to staff unless they took action.
Transport Secretary Mark Harper has said "it's time for the unions to get off the picket line and back round the table" and claimed he has "delivered new, improved pay and reform offers".
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