Government piles pressure on rail unions - claiming 'tide is turning' over support for disputes

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Government piles pressure on rail unions - claiming 'tide is turning' over support for disputes
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The Government has claimed the “tide is turning” over ongoing disputes after Transport Salaried Staffs Association workers backed a pay offer from Network Rail 🔴 ChaplainChloe

after Network Rail workers accepted a pay offer – with the Government claiming the “tide is turning” over ongoing disputes.on Thursday to “try and facilitate some form of agreement”.Transport Salaried Staffs AssociationThe TSSA is still in dispute with train operators over pay, jobs and conditions, and the RMT also remains in a dispute with Network Rail, after just over half its members rejected the same offer earlier this week.

But the deal agreed between TSSA and Network Rail will see a nine per cent rise over two years – five per cent in the first year and four per cent for the second, as well as a no compulsory redundancies until 2025. A Department for Transport spokesperson said: “The tide is turning and it is clear to everyone that this offer is fair and reasonable, giving better pay to workers but delivering vital reforms to our railways.

“We urge the RMT to back this deal and call off their strikes – ending a dispute which not only damages the rail industry and our economy, but also ruins festive plans for hard-working people after two years of virtual celebrations.”

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