NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
A raft of planned nationwide railway strikes have been suspended, the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) has announced.
Workers were set to walk out tomorrow, November 7 and 9 over months-long disputes over pay and working conditions.
But in a break-through, RMT said today it has secured ‘unconditional’ talks with Network Rail and a promise of a pay offer from train operators.
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: ‘The threat of strike action and our strongly supported industrial campaign has made the rail employers see sense.