Rail staff threaten national strike

The threat of the first national rail strike for 14 years was raised when the industry's biggest union announced that it was balloting 17,000 workers for industrial action.

The action would cripple train services across Britain.

The Rail Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) said maintenance and signalling staff will vote over the next week on whether to launch a campaign of industrial action in two separate disputes.

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