The United Kingdom is facing the possibility of a rail strike after the results of the signallers' ballot was released. The signallers voted 54% in favor a strike, along with the maintenance workers, who voted 77% in favor of a strike earlier this month. Both groups are represented by the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union, which has not indicated whether or not they will call for a strike over Easter. Maintenance workers are upset over restructuring and redundancies, while the signallers are taking issue with rosters and a new rail line due to open next month. Some are hoping that the threatened strike will be resolved through negotiation, as has often happened in the past with the RMT.
See "Rail strike looms as signallers back walk-out", Robert Wright, Financial Times, March 18, 2010