RMT union votes to continue strike action
But hopes of a breakthrough in the union's standoff with the train companies were dashed last Thursday, when the union rejected the Rail Delivery Group's latest proposals and announced a strike on Saturday 13 May - the date of the Eurovision final in Liverpool.
The government's response on Thursday night suggests it is not prepared to make any more money available for negotiations. Mr Harper said: "Train companies put forward a fair and reasonable pay offer which the RMT's executive have refused to consult their members on. "The Rail Delivery Group's best and final offer guarantees employees a fair and reasonable pay rise, while delivering the reforms needed to address the long-term challenges facing the industry."The RDG also said on Thursday night the RMT had not given members a "single chance to have their say" on the deal which it said the executive committee had "rejected out of hand in unflattering terms".
"We can only assume the executive committee is fixed on continuing this dispute for its own reasons, despite the damage to an industry still being subsidised...to our passengers' lives and to Britain's reputation for hosting high profile events like Eurovision," the RDG added.Related Topics
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