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<font size="4" style="font-size: 16pt"><b>Click a question to jump
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<p lang="zxx" style="line-height: 100%; margin-left: 0.5cm; margin-bottom: 0cm">
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<a href="#__RefHeading___Toc227_1575988864">How can I ask a question
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that isn’t already here?</a></p>
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<p lang="zxx" style="line-height: 100%; margin-left: 0.5cm; margin-bottom: 0cm">
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<a href="#__RefHeading___Toc275_499415625">Why are we striking?</a></p>
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<p lang="zxx" style="line-height: 100%; margin-left: 0.5cm; margin-bottom: 0cm">
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<a href="#__RefHeading___Toc277_499415625">Why are we striking now
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rather than calling an overtime ban?</a></p>
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<p lang="zxx" style="line-height: 100%; margin-left: 0.5cm; margin-bottom: 0cm">
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<a href="#__RefHeading___Toc105_1575988864">Do we have to strike?</a></p>
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<p lang="zxx" style="line-height: 100%; margin-left: 0.5cm; margin-bottom: 0cm">
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<a href="#__RefHeading___Toc107_1575988864">Will I lose pay on the
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strike days?</a></p>
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<p lang="zxx" style="line-height: 100%; margin-left: 0.5cm; margin-bottom: 0cm">
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<a href="#__RefHeading___Toc237_2447247231">Can I book leave on the
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strike days to protect my income?</a></p>
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<p lang="zxx" style="line-height: 100%; margin-left: 0.5cm; margin-bottom: 0cm">
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<a href="#__RefHeading___Toc114_1575988864">Will there be a picket
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line?</a></p>
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<p lang="zxx" style="line-height: 100%; margin-left: 0.5cm; margin-bottom: 0cm">
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<a href="#__RefHeading___Toc115_932266451">Do I need to come to work
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or join a picket line on the strike days?</a></p>
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<p lang="zxx" style="line-height: 100%; margin-left: 0.5cm; margin-bottom: 0cm">
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<a href="#__RefHeading___Toc116_1575988864">Do I have to tell my
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manager if I am striking?</a></p>
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<p lang="zxx" style="line-height: 100%; margin-left: 0.5cm; margin-bottom: 0cm">
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<a href="#__RefHeading___Toc156_2043075584">Who is involved in the
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upcoming strike action?</a></p>
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<p lang="zxx" style="line-height: 100%; margin-left: 0.5cm; margin-bottom: 0cm">
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<a href="#__RefHeading___Toc118_1575988864">I am not a member of the
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RMT, should I strike?</a></p>
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<p lang="zxx" style="line-height: 100%; margin-left: 0.5cm; margin-bottom: 0cm">
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<a href="#__RefHeading___Toc113_932266451">A manager has asked to
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take over my train for them to refresh should I stop them?</a></p>
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<p lang="zxx" style="line-height: 100%; margin-left: 0.5cm; margin-bottom: 0cm">
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<a href="#__RefHeading___Toc158_2043075584">I am in my probationary
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period, can I strike?</a></p>
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<p lang="zxx" style="line-height: 100%; margin-left: 0.5cm; margin-bottom: 0cm">
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<a href="#__RefHeading___Toc160_2043075584">Will taking action
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affect my future job prospects within GWR?</a></p>
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<p lang="zxx" style="line-height: 100%; margin-left: 0.5cm; margin-bottom: 0cm">
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<a href="#__RefHeading___Toc162_2043075584">Is there any financial
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support by the union?</a></p>
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<p lang="zxx" style="line-height: 100%; margin-left: 0.5cm; margin-bottom: 0cm">
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<a href="#__RefHeading___Toc272_765950807">The guidance isn't clear
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on the position of those in training (not just probation) - are we
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expected to strike?</a></p>
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<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm"><br/>
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<h2 class="western" style="page-break-before: always">
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<a name="__RefHeading___Toc227_1575988864"></a>
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How can I ask a question that isn’t already here?</h2>
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<p class="western"> <font face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif">Check
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the index at the top of the page and if you have a question that
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isn’t answered you can ask your reps, email us at the usual address
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(<a href="mailto:BristolWestLDC.Conductors@gwr.com">BristolWestLDC.Conductors@gwr.com</a>)
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or you can ask anonymously at:
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<a href="https://cloud.fjla.uk/index.php/apps/forms/bFfKxJfdxJMNkyr4">https://cloud.fjla.uk/index.php/apps/forms/bFfKxJfdxJMNkyr4</a>,
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this way nobody, not us or GWR will be able to see who asked a
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question. As we receive questions we will update this document which
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is also available at: <a href="https://content.fb-infra.uk/btwldc/strike">https://content.fb-infra.uk/btwldc/strike</a>.<br/>
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<p class="western"><br/>
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<div class="bg-block">
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<h2 class="western"><a name="__RefHeading___Toc275_499415625"></a>Why
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are we striking?</h2>
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<p class="western">RMT, along with TSSA and ASLEF have been seeking
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agreements that our terms and conditions will note be changed
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detrimentally, to ensure catering on trains doesn’t continue to be
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removed, to ensure ticket offices aren’t cut, to ensure thousands
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of Network Rail engineering colleagues aren’t sacked and replaced
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with lower skilled agency workers that will impact the overall safety
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of rail operations, and to ensure guards remain on trains where they
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do so currently. While securing a pay rise is part of the action
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being taken, it is far from the only reason that the action is being
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taken.</p>
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<p class="western"><br/></div>
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<br/>
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</p>
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<div class="bg-block">
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<h2 class="western">Who is striking?</h2>
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<p class="western">All grades represented by RMT are striking. This
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includes, catering, guards, drivers, stations, office staff and more
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are involved.</p>
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<p class="western">Members that are not part of RMT can also strike.
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This means ASLEF drivers, TSSA and UNITE staff can also strike with
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exactly the same protection as RMT members as from the perspective of
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the RMT these people are ‘non-members’ who are afforded the same
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protection as members.</p>
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<p class="western"><br/></div>
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<div class="bg-block">
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<h2 class="western"><a name="__RefHeading___Toc277_499415625"></a>Why
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are we striking now rather than calling an overtime ban?</h2>
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<p class="western">The NEC made the decision to strike for three days
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in one week is to show the employers and the Government that we are
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willing to take serious action to resolve the dispute. There is
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currently no intention to strike for three days every fortnight as
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some rumours are saying. Any further action will be communicated to
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all of us when the decision has been made.</p>
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<p class="western"><br/></div>
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</p>
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<div class="bg-block">
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<h2 class="western"><a name="__RefHeading___Toc105_1575988864"></a>Do
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we have to strike?</h2>
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<p class="western"> <font face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif">No, you
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are not required to strike. However the more people involved in the
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action, the quicker a solution is likely to be found. Only you can
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make the decision whether to strike.</font></p>
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<p class="western"><font face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif">The union
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is made up of rail, transport and maritime employees and officials
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elected by us all, the decision to strike was made by the members and
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the days were chosen by the NEC which is made up of employees, each
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representing a region/sector.</font></p>
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<p class="western"> <font face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif">There is
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also a chance that we will not end up going on strike if an agreement
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is reached between RMT’s elected officials and GWR.</font></p>
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<p class="western"><br/></div>
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<br/>
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</p>
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<div class="bg-block">
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<h2 class="western"><a name="__RefHeading___Toc107_1575988864"></a>Will
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I lose pay on the strike days?</h2>
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<p class="western"> <font face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif">If you
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are scheduled to work, you will not be paid for agreed strike days if
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you do not work. If you are RD then you will not have pay deducted.
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If you booked annual leave before the strike action was announced
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then this should be honoured by the company, however it is extremely
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unlikely additional leave beyond agreed minimums will be offered.</font></p>
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<p class="western"><br/></div>
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<div class="bg-block">
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<h2 class="western"><a name="__RefHeading___Toc237_2447247231"></a>Can
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I book leave on the strike days to protect my income?</h2>
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<p class="western"> You are free to book ad-hoc leave for the strike
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days however it is not at all likely that it will be granted.</p>
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<p class="western">There is not enough notice for you to swap your
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leave in to any vacancies in the block leave sheets.</p>
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<p class="western"><br/></div>
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</p>
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<div class="bg-block">
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<h2 class="western"><a name="__RefHeading___Toc114_1575988864"></a>Will
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there be a picket line?</h2>
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<p class="western"> <font face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif">Picket
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lines will be at Bristol Temple Meads, Bath, Weston-Super-Mare,
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Bristol Parkway, St Phillips Marsh and NR Bristol Engineering. You
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can only be an official picket at the place that you work however you
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can go to any picket line as a supporter.</font></p>
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<p class="western"><br/>
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<br/>
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</p>
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<p class="western"><font face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif">You can
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read about requirements and limitations of a picket line here:
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<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/code-of-practice-picketing">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/code-of-practice-picketing</a><br/>
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</font><br/></div>
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</p>
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<div class="bg-block">
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<h2 class="western"><a name="__RefHeading___Toc115_932266451"></a>Do
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I need to come to work or join a picket line on the strike days?</h2>
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<p class="western"> <font face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif">No, you
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do not need to. You are welcome to join a picket line but there is
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no requirement for you to do so. If you would like to join or
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support a picket, email us or <a href="mailto:bristol@rmt.org.uk">bristol@rmt.org.uk</a>
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for more information.<br/>
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</font><br/></div>
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</p>
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<div class="bg-block">
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<h2 class="western"><a name="__RefHeading___Toc116_1575988864"></a>Do
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I have to tell my manager if I am striking?</h2>
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<p class="western"> <font face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif">No, your
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manager does not have to know if you are striking or even if you are
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a member of the RMT. If a manager – or RMT official – asks if
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you intend to strike, it is up to you whether you tell them. You do
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not have to inform resources, you simply do not turn up for work on
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the strike days.</font></p>
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<p class="western"><br/></div>
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<h2 class="western"><a name="__RefHeading___Toc156_2043075584"></a>Who
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is involved in the upcoming strike action?</h2>
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<p class="western"><font face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif">The
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strike involves RMT members from:<br/>
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Network Rail, Chiltern
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Railways, CrossCountry, Greater Anglia, LNER, East Midlands Railway,
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c2c, GWR, Northern, South Eastern, SWR, TransPennine Express, Avanti
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West Coast, and West Midlands Trains.</font></p>
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<p class="western"><font face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif">Members
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at GTR (Govia Thameslink Railway which includes Southern, Gatwick
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Express, Great Northern and Thameslink Trains), voted only for action
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short of a strike and will be on an overtime ban from 21<sup>st</sup>
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- 26<sup>th</sup> June. They are being re-balloted for strike
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action.</font></p>
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<p class="western"><br/></div>
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<h2 class="western"><a name="__RefHeading___Toc118_1575988864"></a>I
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am not a member of the RMT, should I strike?</h2>
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<p class="western"> <font face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif">The more
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people that take action, the sooner a solution is likely to be found.
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Every member of the balloted grades has the same protection, whether
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they are an RMT member, a member of another union or not a union
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member. This includes ASLEF drivers, as well as TSSA and UNITE
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staff.</font></p>
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<p class="western"><br/></div>
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<div class="bg-block">
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<h2 class="western"><a name="__RefHeading___Toc113_932266451"></a>A
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manager has asked to take over my train for them to refresh should I
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stop them?</h2>
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<p class="western"> <font face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif">You
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should not go against the request of someone who manages you. You
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can decline to hand over the train if you wish if you have a good
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reason to do so such as having a trainee with you or because you are
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being assessed/assessing.</font></p>
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<p class="western"><br/></div>
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<div class="bg-block">
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<h2 class="western"><a name="__RefHeading___Toc158_2043075584"></a>I
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am in my probationary period, can I strike?</h2>
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<p class="western"> <font face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif">Yes, all
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grades represented by RMT can strike. You are legally protected by
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being part of the union, whether you are in a probationary period or
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not. This also includes apprentices who were also included in the
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ballot.</font></p>
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<h2 class="western"><a name="__RefHeading___Toc160_2043075584"></a>Will
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taking action affect my future job prospects within GWR?</h2>
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<p class="western"> <font face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif">No, your
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employer is not allowed to hold strike action against you. If you
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ever feel like you have been victimised because of past industrial
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action you should speak to the relevant union rep.</font></p>
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<h2 class="western"><a name="__RefHeading___Toc162_2043075584"></a>Is
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there any financial support by the union?</h2>
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<p class="western"> <font face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif">If you
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feel that you need financial support to take strike action, this
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needs to be discussed with your local Branch, in the case of Bristol
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TM Conductors this is Bristol Branch. They can be contacted at:
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<a href="mailto:bristol@rmt.org.uk">bristol@rmt.org.uk</a>. </font><font face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif">The
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Branch is looking to create a hardship fund which can be used to
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support anyone who is not able to strike due to loss of income.</font></p>
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<p class="western"><br/></div>
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<h2 class="western"><a name="__RefHeading___Toc272_765950807"></a>The
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guidance isn't clear on the position of those in training (not just
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probation) - are we expected to strike?</h2>
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<p class="western"><b><font size="2" style="font-size: 10pt">Question
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continued:</font><br/>
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As we lack any kind of competency, showing up
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is of no benefit to the company. I don't want to cross a picket line,
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but have been advised by a seemingly knowledgeable RMT member that we
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wouldn't be expected to strike as we currently don't really count as
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workers (that is my clumsy wording, not theirs).</b></p>
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<p class="western">If you are an RMT member, you were included in the
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ballot and the industrial action. Ultimately the decision whether to
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strike or not lies with you. If you do decide not to strike you
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should discuss with your manager what you are expected to do, you may
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– for example – be asked to assist with customer service.</p>
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<p class="western">It is a difficult question that I cannot give a
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simple, easy answer to as there will be some colleagues that would
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expect you to join with the strike and others that wouldn’t. I
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recommend discussing the issue with others in the same position, feel
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free to discuss in confidence with any RMT rep as well, before making
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your decision. Sorry that I can’t give a more specific answer to
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the question and I appreciate that is doesn’t clear anything up for
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you.</p>
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