R ail strikes are back with a vengeance. Passengers on Avanti West Coast face months of disruption. Walk-outs began on 31 December and are set to continue until the late May bank holiday weekend.

Avanti West Coast said it was pleased the strikes had been suspended. "We remain open to working with the RMT to resolve this dispute and will continue to work together to find a resolution," a ...

An Avanti West Coast spokesperson: “We are pleased that the RMT has made the decision to suspend planned industrial action on Sunday 19 and Sunday 26 January. We remain open to working with them ...

Train managers at Avanti West Coast have turned down an offer worth £250 for working on a day off – or £300 at weekends. After emphatically rejecting the proposal, the RMT union members plan ...

An Avanti West Coast spokesperson said: “We are pleased that our train managers have voted to accept our latest offer to resolve the dispute over rest day working.

Avanti West Coast have previously called off strikes on 16 and 23 February and 2 March. Credit: ITV News RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: “We have fought hard to secure a better deal and ...

Train managers at Avanti will now walk out on New Year's Eve and 2 January, as well as every Sunday from 12 January to 25 May.

Workers on Avanti West Coast are to stage a series of strikes, including on New Year's Eve, it has been an announced. It comes after staff rejected a deal aimed at resolving a dispute over rest ...

Strikes planned by Avanti West Coast train managers have been suspended to allow negotiations in a long-running dispute over rest day working. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union ...

Train managers working for Avanti West Coast typically earn £53,000 annually for a 41-hour week. In addition, they earn a commission for any tickets sold on the train.

The biggest rail union has suspended strikes on the West Coast main line for the next two Sundays – but the announcement comes too late for a normal service to run on 19 January. Train managers ...