NETWORK RAIL WELCOMES END TO STRIKE THREAT

Thursday 15 Jun 2006

NETWORK RAIL WELCOMES END TO STRIKE THREAT

Region & Route:: National

Network Rail today welcomed the RMT’s decision to suspend strike action and recommend a new compromise two-year deal to their members. This means the strike action that was planned for 20 June will not go ahead. Chief Executive, John Armitt, said: “We have been working very hard to bring this dispute to an end and avert a strike that would have caused disruption for millions of people and damaged the reputation of the rail industry. “Yesterday, we proposed a further compromise deal, and we are pleased the RMT has recognised this is a good settlement, and one that it is willing to recommend to its members. We hope that, in due course, our people who are members of the RMT will vote to accept this deal and finally settle this pay dispute.”

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