Response to change in RMT conductors' strike date

In response to the RMT's announcement that it has moved the date of the conductors' strike from Friday 20 May to Wednesday 18 May, a spokesperson for Southern said:

“This is clearly a cynical ploy by RMT leadership to maximise the disruption their action will have on passengers by moving the strike, with the bare minimum of notice the law requires, from a Friday, when fewer people traditionally travel, to midweek. This action is completely unnecessary; there’s a job for everyone who wants one and no-one will have a cut in salary. The only difference is that conductors will no longer close a train’s doors.”

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