This Week's Train Strikes Are About Passenger Safety And Accessibility, Pure And Simple

RMT has confirmed strike action in separate disputes with train operating companies across the country including Southern, Greater Anglia, South Western Railways and Island Line, Northern and Merseyrail over attacks on the role of the safety-critical guard and the extension of Driver Only Operation in the name of increased profits.These strikes are about rail safety and accessibility, pure and simple. Only this week at the Wimbledon derailment, it was the guard on that train who safely evacuated