The Rail Delivery Group has urged the RMT union to put its pay offer to its members in the ongoing dispute over pay and conditions.
The news comes after the RMT halted strike action on Network Rail after the company sent in a new deal to the union.
However, the Rail Delivery Group says that an identical offer was sent to the RMT Union, but was not put to members.
Strike action is currently set to take place in March and April.
A Rail Delivery Group spokesperson said: “The RMT leadership’s decision to put Network Rail’s deal to its membership is a welcome development, but train operating staff will rightly be asking why their union continues to deny them the opportunity to have their say on our equivalent offer.
“Instead of inflicting more lost pay on its members and disruption to our passengers, we are calling on the union to call off their strikes and meet us for urgent talks to resolve this dispute.”
Responses
Further.I now understand that RMT vote on Network Rail pay offer will take until ,20 March, 2023.Even if RMT allows it’s members a vote on any Operating Company ‘s pay offer, another vote will take weeks.Another summer will nearly be gone, again.I have not bought a Senior Rail Card for three years because of COVID and stroke (mainly because of strike the last two years).I am not wasting my retirement because of rail unions.All holidays and trips by car for the foreseeable!
As at 9 February it looks as if the RMT is going to continue with it’s planned strikes in March and April, taking little heed that the part of it’s membership employed with Network Rail are being allowed a vote on their pay offer.Obviously the union is does not seem to know what democracy is and has no feeling for the public.
I am not a union person, but I think it is now time for Mick Lynch and his union people to let the members have a vote on the offer in front of them.
It is high time that the RMT unon should now remember what democracy is and put the pay offer to it’s train opererating members for a proper ballot.The drivers union should also call off their strikes and engage in constructive talks to attempt to resolve thier problems.
The damage caused to our economy (hospitality, loss of taxes) and the rail industry is probably immeasurable.