Britain’s RMT transport union said on Tuesday its members would go on strike on rail networks across the country on April 8, the day of this year’s Grand National steeplechase, in the latest action in a dispute over who should open and close train doors. The union said its workers on Merseyrail in northwest England, which runs rail links to the Aintree race course where the Grand National race is staged, would stage a 24-hour walkout after talks broke down with employers. “RMT recognises the severe impact that the action will have on Grand National Day but we are dealing with an employer that refuses to listen or engage with the union on the critical issue of safe rail operation,” RMT General Secretary Mick Cash said in a statement.
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