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RMT and Network Rail agree new pay deal | |
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A dispute between the RMT and Network Rail that nearly resulted in strike action in the spring appears set to end after both parties agreed a pay deal. | A dispute between the RMT and Network Rail that nearly resulted in strike action in the spring appears set to end after both parties agreed a pay deal. |
The RMT said it would be recommending that its members accept the deal, which would give them a pay rise of about 7% in total between now and December 2011. | |
The maintenance workers would also receive a £2,000 lump sum by Christmas and the deal ruled out any compulsory redundancies before 2012. | |
Network Rail welcomed the agreement. | Network Rail welcomed the agreement. |
A pay deal offering inflation plus 0.5% had already been agreed by the two parties, but the new deal adds an additional 1% increase to basic pay, plus another 1% if productivity targets are met. | |
The dispute centred on plans to axe 1,500 maintenance jobs and change rosters to allow more work in the evenings and at weekends. | The dispute centred on plans to axe 1,500 maintenance jobs and change rosters to allow more work in the evenings and at weekends. |
A spokesman for Network Rail said: "A positive vote [from RMT members]will allow us to make the changes needed to secure the future of all our people in the new maintenance organisation." | A spokesman for Network Rail said: "A positive vote [from RMT members]will allow us to make the changes needed to secure the future of all our people in the new maintenance organisation." |
RMT general secretary Bob Crow said: "At a time when the doom-and-gloom merchants are telling working people that they must accept pay freezes, job cuts and a grim Christmas and New Year, our Network Rail maintenance members have shown that if you stand together in a strong trade union you can win." | RMT general secretary Bob Crow said: "At a time when the doom-and-gloom merchants are telling working people that they must accept pay freezes, job cuts and a grim Christmas and New Year, our Network Rail maintenance members have shown that if you stand together in a strong trade union you can win." |
He added: "The package our negotiators have secured on the back of a solid mandate for strike action from our members is a testament to the results that can be achieved by trade unionists who refuse to take a hit for the bankers crisis." | He added: "The package our negotiators have secured on the back of a solid mandate for strike action from our members is a testament to the results that can be achieved by trade unionists who refuse to take a hit for the bankers crisis." |
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