VICTORY AT NETWORK RAIL

RMT helpline 0800 376 3706 :: february 2017 :: RMTnews 5 RMT has secured a two-year pay deal for over 25,000 Network Rail staff which will protect members from future inflation, guarantee no compulsory redundancies and hike London Allowances by 29 per cent. THE DETAILS OF THE DEAL ARE: 1. Network Rail commits to pay all employees in the bargaining groups a consolidated increase equal to: - a. RPI as at November 2016 (published December 2016), on basic pay with effect from January 1 2017. b. RPI as at November 2017 (published December 2017), on basic pay with effect from January 1 2018. The November 2016 RPI figure was 2.2 per cent LONDON ALLOWANCES 2. All those currently in receipt of inner and outer London Allowances will have these allowances increased by 29 per cent. The definitions of these allowances will be based on the mileages according to employees’ terms and conditions of employment. NO COMPULSORY REDUNDANCIES 3. Network Rail guaranteed no compulsory redundancies across all members of these bargaining groups until December 31 2018. A meeting of all Area Council representatives on operations and maintenance took place earlier this month which indicated a clear mandate to recommend the offer for acceptance. RMT general secretary Mick Cash said that the deal showed that an organised and determined workforce can secure pay offers that protect both jobs and wages at a time of nationwide cuts and austerity. “It is a tribute the solidarity of our members, the strength of RMT’s organisation and the skill of our negotiators,” he said. VICTORY AT NETWORK RAIL RMT secures inflation-proof Network Rail two-year pay deal with no job losses