A Network Rail employee said media outlets have been 'just focusing on pay' but 'this strike is mainly about safety'
"They also want to bring in cross-discipline working so they want staff to be able to work with various departments using skills that people have mastered over years of experience.RMT: Govt 'lies' and 'dictating terms'
"Network Rail wants to attack our pension scheme and make us work more weekends with reduced rest periods between shifts, therefore making staff more fatigued and increasing the risk of serious injury."Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player"This is the man that claims we need to save money as the company has no money to give us a pay rise, while he sits there on his £635,000-a-year job," he said.
In a statement, Network Rail said it would"never introduce or consider any proposals that make the railway or our people less safe."
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