Conductors on one of UK’s worst railways threaten to strike – over their ticket scanners …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>
CONDUCTORS on one of Britain’s worst-performing railways are threatening to strike — over the use of hand-held ticket scanners.
Guards at TransPennine Express are prepared to walk out if they do not receive a “new technology payment”.
The conductors, earning £31,000 on average, have seen the growth in e-ticket purchases nibble away at the six per cent commission they earn from selling on trains.
Rail union RMT has told its members to stop scanning tickets from Friday.
The move exposes…
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