Railway workers vote overwhelmingly in favour of national strike
by Gwyn Topham from World news | The Guardian on (#5ZKMA)
RMT workers at Network Rail and 15 operators back industrial action in coming weeks
A summer of rail strikes across Britain moved a significant step closer after the RMT union announced an overwhelming" vote in favour of industrial action.
Its ballots of more than 40,000 railway workers closed on Tuesday evening, and 89% voted in favour of a strike, the RMT said, on a turnout of 71%.
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