EAST YORKSHIRE: Trains operated by Northern Rail in East Yorkshire could be hit by a strike in a dispute over agency staff being used to target fare-dodgers.
The RMT union is balloting its members for strike action, claiming the work should be carried out by its members.
RMT General Secretary Bob Crow claimed there was a cynical drive by the company to use casual, agency staff to undermine job security, pay and working conditions.
He said: "With talks going nowhere, the only way our members can show their determination to stop agency and sub-contractors Trainpeople.co.uk and G4S Security from carrying out core railway work is by voting 'yes' in the ballot for strike action."
Northern Rail said it contracted 'revenue protection work' at stations to two organisations, one of which had been undertaking these duties for 13 years.
The other was introduced on a trial basis last year and that is being reviewed this month.
The ballot opens on Tuesday and closes on May 20. The earliest possible date for action is Monday, May 27.
