Towards the end of the month of rail strike in the UK? The RMT union announced on Monday that it had accepted an offer of wage increases for its members who work on the railway lines. On the other hand, those who work in the railway companies have not yet found a compromise and continue their social movement.

The RMT rail union points out that its 20,000 members voted by a "three-to-one" majority for a new "improved" offer from Network Rail, a state-owned company. The agreement, which also covers jobs and working conditions, provides for wage increases ranging from 14.4% for the lowest to 9.2% for the highest.

Litigation still ongoing with railway companies

RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch believes that the "strike action as well as the inspiring solidarity and determination of our members has allowed us to secure a new offer, and the dispute is over" with Network Rail. "We were told there would be 3,000 layoffs. There probably won't be one now," he said. It notes, however, that the dispute with the railway companies is still ongoing and calls on the government to help negotiate a compromise before new strikes scheduled for 30 March and 1 April.

This agreement is "good news", said Transport Minister Mark Harper, adding that the agreement provides for a wage increase of 5% in the first year and 4% the following year, with larger increases for low wages. He regretted, however, that RMT members who work for the railway companies had not had "the opportunity to vote" on an equivalent offer.


At the end of February, the TSSA, another transport union, accepted a wage offer and withdrew from the strike movement in the sector. The United Kingdom has been shaken for months by repeated strikes in many sectors in the face of inflation exceeding 10%.

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