In protracted conflict, UK train workers’ union rejects new salary offers
Date
2/12/2023 7:40:47 AM
(MENAFN) The largest railroad union in Britain turned down the most recent salary concessions from the railroads on Friday, bringing more hardship to commuters already inconvenienced by occasional strikes since last summer.
The decision was taken, according to the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT), following "in-depth" discussions with its 40,000 rail worker members.
RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch said, "The message we have got loud and clear (from our members) is to reject these appalling proposals." He added that the offers did not live up to members' expectations on income, job security, or working conditions.
Separately, the organization that represents train drivers, the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA), stated that "thousands" of employees will be given the opportunity to vote on proposals made by their employers, although it did not explicitly advise its members to accept or reject the offers.
Passengers and RMT members would be "extremely dismayed," according to the Rail Delivery Group (RDG), which represents train operators, if the union rejected its offer without a majority vote of the membership.
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