TSSA
members
at
Network
Rail
have
voted
to
accept
the
latest
offer.

The
union
said
85
per
cent
of
its
members
voted
yes,
and
that
70
per
cent
of
2,500
members
had
voted.

The
settlement
does
not
end
TSSA’s
dispute
with
train
operators.

TSSA
said
the
offer
is
worth
a
minimum
consolidated
pay
increase
of
between
9
and
11
per
cent,
along
with
guarantees
on
terms
and
conditions,
and
job
security
until
2025.

Organising
director
Luke
Chester
said:
‘This
is
a
decisive
result
with
our
members
roundly
endorsing
this
offer.
It’s
great
news
and
a
great
deal
for
our
members
in
Network
Rail.
It
just
shows
what
can
be
done
through
negotiations
when
there’s
a
serious
offer
on
the
table.’

Meanwhile,
the
RMT
is
going
ahead
with
its
latest
48-hour
strike
today
and
tomorrow,
with
more
planned
in
January.
It
also
starts
an
overtime
ban
on
Sunday
which
is
set
to
continue
until
2
January.

However,
it
said
last
night
that
it
had
attended
talks
convened
by
the
rail
minister
Huw
Merrriman,
which
also
included
Network
Rail
and
the
Rail
Delivery
Group.
The
union
has
agreed
to
further
discussions
‘in
order
to
find
resolutions’.

RMT
general
secretary
Mick
Lynch
said:
‘These
meetings
will
be
arranged
but
in
the
meantime
all
industrial
action
remains
in
place.’