The three days of RMT strikes on Merseyrail will mean more days of disruption for passengers. The strike on Sunday 23rd July is timed to cause maximum disruption to people attending the last day of the Open Golf at Royal Birkdale.  At a time of heightened fears of terrorism, it beggars belief that RMT are prepared to disrupt this event and make protection of the crowds more difficult for us and our colleagues in the police and security services. Jan Chaudhry-van der Velde, Merseyrail’s managing director, said: ‘Although we brought several new initiatives to the table in the last round … Continue reading Merseyrail plans strike during the Open Golf Championship