Wednesday 13 Jul 2022
Network Rail responds to RMT's second strike announcement
- Region & Route:
- National
Commenting on the RMT's announcement of further national strike action on 27 July, Andrew Haines, Network Rail chief executive, said:
“It is incredibly frustrating the RMT has again chosen to disrupt our passengers, and even more so that they haven’t even put what was a fair and affordable two-year pay offer to their members. It is also deeply worrying that these strikes have clearly been designed to disrupt spectators heading to the opening of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on 28 July, an event of huge national significance.
“We have been clear that we can only fund an increase from our own budgets, and the only way we can afford that is by modernising working practices. The RMT’s rejection of our latest offer can only mean they want a pay increase to be funded either by more taxpayer support or higher passenger fares, neither of which we think are fair.
“We urge the RMT to call this action off, get back round the table with us and show some willingness to compromise.”
Background on latest offer
- Two-year deal
- Year 1: 4% on basic, backdated to January
- Year 2: 2% + further 2% if modernisation reforms milestones are met
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