Steve Heath if off to a strong start with a 181 game after averaging 108 last year. Jerry Williams (589) is looking at a 600 very soon. Garrett Thompson, Brendan Thomas and Cole Telford recently traveled to a Junior Bowlers Tournament in Las Vegas and delivered impressive results. Talon Hendrickson rolled a 621 set that included a 246 game. YOUTH BOWLING: Tyler Thomas smoked the lanes with a stellar 673 series. SENIOR LEAGUES: Tom Schwab uncorked an outstanding 289 game. In single game action, Deb Looker fired a 244 beaut. Karen Chute and Holly Bouch booked scores of 523 and 510, respectively. Candy Myers (570) is off to a good start. Her resume shows umpteen 700s, including a 746 in December 2010. The TSSA union, which represents control room staff and managers who step in to run contingency signalling, is balloting members at Network Rail and announced strike votes at more train operators last week.And with Luann Hutchins (587-225), it's just a matter of how soon before she starts putting up bigger scores. Other unions may join the rail strike later in the summer, in a move that could halt services altogether. The London overground and Elizabeth lines will also continue to be affected by the national rail strike throughout the week. Transport for London has advised people to avoid travelling on all of its services if possible, with buses likely to be crowded and slow on jammed roads. About 10,000 members of the RMT will walk out for 24 hours, closing most tube lines. About 20% of trains will run on mainlines and urban areas.Īdding to the commuter misery, a separate London Underground strike will also bring much of the capital’s transport to a halt on Tuesday. The walkouts are on 21, 23 and 25 June and a special timetable will be in operation from Monday, with some evening services curbed, until Sunday. Talks have been ongoing between Network Rail and the RMT but bosses admitted there was little hope of a breakthrough. Network Rail bosses estimate the stoppages will cost the industry about £150m in lost revenue. Last week, Shapps told rail staff they risked “striking yourself out of a job”. He said the strikes were “unnecessary” and a result of trade union leaders “gunning for” a fight, accusing the RMT of planning to “punish millions of innocent people”. Shapps said on Sunday it was “crazy” to suggest that the Tories wanted rail unions to go on strike, after Labour accused the government of encouraging the walkouts to go ahead in order to stoke division. The RMT said it would be impossible to draft in people to replace skilled rail workers and a spokesperson said it was “playing to the gallery”. The business secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng, is set to table legislation to allow agency workers to step in during strikes, which could be enacted by late July to apply to future industrial action. At this stage it is likely that they will proceed.” However, Simon Clarke, the chief secretary to the Treasury, told the BBC: “There’s no point giving false hope, if you like, that these strikes can be avoided. She said: “Not only are they boycotting the talks, they are actually hobbling them .” The shadow transport secretary, Louise Haigh, speaking on the BBC Today programme on Monday, said it was imperative that the government stepped in. Shapps said it was up to employers to negotiate, although train operating companies have been told they cannot offer pay rises, according to industry insiders and unions. Unions asked to meet ministers, saying the Treasury and Department for Transport control contracts and funding. While Conservatives have attempted to associate the union-backed Labour party with the strikes, Labour has pointed out that the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, and other ministers have refused to take part in talks. Northern Rail has advised passengers not to travel for the whole week. Most operators have told passengers to travel only if necessary on strike days. The walkout by signallers will have most impact, particularly in rural areas, leading to line closures in places such as Wales, where there is no direct dispute with the train operator. The RMT said thousands of jobs were at risk in maintenance roles and that ticket office closures were planned, on top of pay freezes during a time of high inflation. The action is being taken by Network Rail employees and onboard and station staff working for 13 train operators in England.
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