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RMT picket line, Reading Station, 18 August |
On 18 and 20 August 2022, the RMT and TSSA took coordinated strike action, with Reading Trades Union Council showing support at Oxford and Reading stations and Reading Maintenance Depot.
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Oxford Station picket line - TSSA & RMT plus solidarity, 20 August |
The national action involved staff at manifold train operating companies, including Chiltern, Crosscountry, Great Western and South Western in Oxford and Reading, as well as Network Rail.
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Suzanne Quainton addresses the Oxford Station rally, 20 August
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Reading pickets included Colin Masters (RMT) from RTUC.
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Oxford Station picket line rally, 20 August |
In Oxford, RTUC delegates, John Partington (TSSA) and Suzanne Quainton (RMT) were active participants in the Oxford & District Trades Union Council solidarity rally on 20 August. The rally took place from 11:00 and 13:00 and included speakers from Chipping Norton Labour Party, the CWU, NASUWT, Oxford & District Labour Party, Oxford & District Trades Union Council, the RMT, TSSA and Unite and included a musical interlude led by the Didcot Red Kites.