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taff at nine train companies will hold a country wide 24-hour strike in September.
Rail union TSSA said the walkout will coincide with the Labour Party’s annual conference in Liverpool on September 26 and 27.
Staff have called for industrial action in an ongoing dispute over pay, job security and conditions.
Union leader Manuel Cortes said: “The dead hand of Grant Shapps is sadly stopping DfT train operating companies from making a revised, meaningful offer.
“Frankly, he either sits across the negotiating table with our union or gets out of the way to allow railway bosses to freely negotiate with us, as they have done in the past.
“The reason for the current impasse lies squarely at Shapps’ door and passengers are paying a high price for his incompetence and intransigence.
“I welcome the fact that negotiations are ongoing with Network Rail and the gap towards a resolution is narrowing. Time will tell whether a deal can be done to avert our next strike.
“I will be standing on our picket line in Liverpool and will be encouraging fellow delegates and Labour MPs to do likewise, so they can rightly show they stand shoulder-to-shoulder with those fighting the Tories’ cost of living crisis.”
They will walkout from midday on Monday 26 until midday on Tuesday 27.
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