Leeds United supporters may be forced to change their travel plans for the trip to Arsenal on April 1.
RMT union members working for Network Rail and 14 train operators are ordered to down tools on several dates over the next month. The last of these is April 1, the same day Leeds travel to the capital to take on Mikel Arteta’s league leaders.
Strikes have been ongoing since June last year, with workers demanding an improvement in pay, job security and working arrangements. Millions of passengers continue to be affected, with no sign of a compromise.
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Rail firm LNER, which operates between Leeds and London, are yet to make cancellations but are "currently reviewing how these proposed strikes will impact our trains". Refunds or the option to change dates will be offered to those inconvenienced by the disruption.
RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch said: "Rail employers are not being given a fresh mandate by the government to offer our members a new deal on pay, conditions and job security.”
"Just days after denying its members a say on their own future, the RMT leadership is now trying to make them lose multiple days' wages through yet more strikes,” Transport Secretary Mark Harper retaliated.
Leeds are scheduled to face Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium for a 3pm kick-off on Saturday, April 1.
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