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RMT accuses South West Trains of ‘dirty campaign’ to beat strike

James Dark
20 March 2009
Bob Crow said SWT scared staff before ballot
Bob Crow said SWT scared staff before ballot

 

South West Trains has denied accusations from the RMT that it fought a “dirty campaign” to head off strikes in a dispute over plans to cut 660 jobs.

After a ballot which the union said was “narrowly against strike action”, general secretary Bob Crow accused the company of intimidating staff. “SWT fought a dirty campaign, refusing to implement a pay increase, which would have adversely affected redundancy pay, and scaring people into believing their severance money...

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