Page 13 - Train Strike News Today

Train drivers are set to bring parts of Britains rail network to a halt again next month after the ASLEF union rejected a fresh pay offer.

The Rail Delivery Group (RDG), which represents train operators, said it was offering a landmark outline proposal that would see a pay increase of 4 percent for 2022 and 4 percent for this year.

Transport Secretary Mark Harper urged union leaders to come to the negotiating table and said the government has offered a “very fair pay offer”.

The fat cat union baron, who reportedly receives more than £120,000 a year in pay and other benefits, said the vast majority of RMT members are on below £32,000 in an interview with Lorraine.

The journeys of millions of people will be hit this week as militant rail unions launch yet more strikes that are set to create the worst disruption in three decades.

The Transport Secretary Mark Harper has told the Rail, Maritime, and Transport (RMT) union to get “off the ...

The bumper payments are on top of generous salaries, overtime, rest day working and allowances for unsociable hours, with 250 signallers and track maintenance staff earning £100,000 or more.

Industrial action over a pay dispute by rail workers has made travelling a nightmare this month, as one union boss accused MPs of interfering with negotiations.

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