No trains on Wednesday as Network Rail staff go on strike following collapse of negotiations with bosses

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There will be no trains running from Renfrewshire stations this Wednesday as Network Rail workers are set to strike in an ongoing battle to secure assurances over future job cuts, working conditions, and a better pay deal from rail bosses.Members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) will walk out on Wednesday, July 27, with services to be affected until the following morning.It is the result of a breakdown in negotiations between bosses and the union. Don't miss the latest headlines from around Renfrewshire.

Sign up to our newsletters here. Rail firm bosses propose closing as many ticket stations as possible as well as implementing driver-only train journeys, according to the RMT.They also claim that the latest tactic used to cow them into submission, is the threat of compulsory redundancies.RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: “Network Rail have not made any improvement on their previous pay offer and the Train Companies have not offered us anything new.“In fact Network Rail have upped the ante threatening to impose compulsory redundancies and unsafe 50 per cent cuts to maintenance work, if we did not withdraw our planned strike action.“The train operating companies have put driver only operations on the table along with ransacking our members terms and conditions.“RMT will continue to negotiate in good faith but we will not be bullied or cajoled by anyone. “The government need to stop their interference in this dispute so the rail employers can come to a negotiated settlement with us.”Net