Rail union leaders ‘looking for support’ from Labour as strike announced

TSSA industrial action from noon on 26 September will coincide with Labour conference in Liverpool

Rail union leaders have said they are looking for support" from Labour MPs on the picket line as they announced a nationwide 24-hour strike next month timed to coincide with the party's autumn conference.

Thousands of members of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) who work for Network Rail and nine train companies will strike from midday on Monday 26 September until noon the following day, which could bring further disruption to Britain's railways in a continued dispute over pay, jobs and conditions.