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RMT helpline 0800 376 3706 :: january 2012 :: RMTnews
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fter constructive talks with
London Overground Rail
Operations Ltd (LOROL) RMT has
secured a ground breaking
rewards package for LOROL staff
in exchange for some flexibility
of work patterns during the
Olympics.
The deal, which covers more
than 500 frontline RMT
members across the company at
all locations, will mean
enhanced payments for shifts
worked during the Olympic and
Paralympic Games.
The agreement will see
additional pay for station,
conductor, train-care, fleet-
maintenance and revenue staff
with an enhancement rate of 25
per cent paid (normal time plus
one quarter) for shifts worked
during games.
Over the period covered by
the agreement, staff will see a
minimum gross payment of
£650 which could rise with
additional shifts and overtime.
RMT general secretary Bob
Crow said that the deal
recognised the value placed on
transport workers in delivering
an effective Olympics and is a
good one for RMT members, the
travelling public and Olympic
visitors alike.
“It’s a common sense
approach in planning ahead for
the Games.
“It means that our members
will get a minimum additional
payment of £650 with the scope
for more,” he said.
Bob praised RMT
representatives in helping secure
the agreement which recognises
and rewards the additional
efforts and flexibility required
of RMT members during the
Olympics to benefit passengers
on London Overground routes
serving the key hub at Stratford.
“The agreement shows the
importance of the workforce
having a skilled and
experienced trade union on their
side in negotiating the best deal
possible to the mutual benefit of
everyone involved,” he said.
RMT SECURES OLYMPICS
PAY DEAL ON LONDON
OVERGROUND