Network Rail makes pay offer as union threatens more strikes

The RMT union is to think about a brand new pay provide made by Community Rail to attempt to finish an ongoing dispute that led to a nationwide strike on the UK’s railways last month.

Community Rail mentioned the newest pay provide, which is price greater than 5 per cent to employees, was “conditional on reaching financial savings via modernising reforms” and it harassed that workers must “settle for change and compromise”.

However the RMT mentioned the provide was a “actual phrases pay lower” over the subsequent two years and added that it additionally concerned chopping again on upkeep roles by one-third.

Mick Lynch, the union’s normal secretary, mentioned its nationwide government committee would take into account Community Rail’s proposal on Wednesday (13 July) however a optimistic response to the provide appears unlikely.

“Community Rail and the practice working firms want to know that RMT has executed offers with each London Underground and just lately Merseyrail that have been effectively in extra of what our members are being provided right here,” added Lynch.

“Our members have misplaced hundreds of kilos in earnings as a consequence of a pay freeze in recent times and so they refuse to be short-changed once more.

“We won’t hesitate to name additional strike motion and search to co-ordinate with different unions if the rail trade won’t search a negotiated settlement with us.”

Earlier this week, practice drivers’ union Aslef mentioned that its members working for eight UK practice working firms had voted to take strike action in their very own pay dispute. However the union has but to announce any strike dates.