CALMAC PAY WIN

RMT helpline 0800 376 3706 :: january/february 2025 :: RMTnews 4 GHERKIN: Control Room grade members at MTR Elizabeth Line work at the Gherkin building at St Mary Axe in the City of London C ontrol Room grade members at MTR Elizabeth Line launched industrial action in December after rejecting the company’s latest pay offer. Members are not working rest days or overtime in most of December and strike action was planned for New Year’s Eve as RMT News went to press. The union has rejected the company's pay offer and is seeking improvements to holiday entitlement and a fair reduction in working hours. RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said that members play a vital role in running the Elizabeth Line and their demands for fair treatment on working hours and leave remain unmet. "The current offer falls short, and our members are determined to secure a fair deal,” he said. The union has called for urgent talks with MTR Elizabeth Line to resolve the issue. M embers working for Caledonian MacBrayne have won an improved pay deal after rejecting an earlier inferior offer. The union went into dispute with CalMac last year over two low pay offers which were overwhelmingly rejected by the workforce. The deal includes a fully consolidated and pensionable four per cent salary uplift for all employees backdated from the end of September 2024. There is also a £300 consolidated cash payment to shore based nightwatchmen, retail assistants and cleaners and an alignment of annual leave to 37 days for all shore- based staff. RMT general secretary Mick Lynch congratulated the membership for standing firm for a better offer. “These workers should be rightly recognised for the essential services they perform providing lifeline services to island communities,” he said. CalMac is the major operator of passenger and vehicle ferries to the west coast of Scotland, serving ports on the mainland and 22 of the major islands. It is a subsidiary of holding company David MacBrayne, which is owned by the Scottish government. CALMAC PAY WIN ELIZABETH LINE CONTROL ROOM GRADES TAKE ACTION