From the picket line at Paddington, RMT general secretary Bob Crow said this morning:
"RMT members at Heathrow Express are out solidly today and if the company keeps its head buried in the sand they will be out solidly again on Monday.

"Using inadequately trained managers to run trains will not settle this dispute but it will put people's lives at risk.

"Our membership has grown steadily throughout this dispute and they have twice rejected the three-year offer on the table by a 12-to-one margin

"The company should now recognise that strength and depth of feeeling and negotiate a sensible solution."

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