{"id":215539,"date":"2023-10-19T16:31:22","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T16:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/?p=215539"},"modified":"2023-10-19T16:31:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T16:31:22","slug":"rmt-vote-to-extend-rail-strikes-for-another-six-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/world-news\/rmt-vote-to-extend-rail-strikes-for-another-six-months\/","title":{"rendered":"RMT vote to extend rail strikes for another six months"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>More misery for commuters as RMT vote to extend rail strikes for another six months in long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Union said that 89.9% of its members voted &#8216;yes&#8217; on a 63.6% turnout<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The RMT\u00a0Union has voted to extend rail strikes for another six months as part of a long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Union said that it &#8216;smashed&#8217; the threshold to secure the mandate for strike action with\u00a089.9% of members voting &#8216;yes&#8217; on a\u00a063.6% turnout.<\/p>\n<p>It added that around 20,000 members were balloted across 14 rail companies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The group posted the announcement on Twitter, which will add more misery to commuters, who have already faced three days of strikes this month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: &#8216;I congratulate our members for delivering a decisive mandate for future industrial action as we pursue a negotiated settlement of jobs pay and conditions.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/19\/17\/76762557-12650225-image-a-26_1697731578853.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The RMT Union has voted to extend rail strikes for another six months as part of a long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions (Pictured:\u00a0RMT general secretary Mick Lynch)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/19\/17\/76762605-12650225-image-a-37_1697731680153.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Union said that it &#8216;smashed&#8217; the threshold to secure the mandate for strike action with 89.9 of members voting &#8216;yes&#8217; on a 63.6% turnout (Stock image)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/19\/17\/76762417-12650225-image-a-25_1697731470449.jpg\" height=\"431\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The group posted the announcement on Twitter, which will add more misery to commuters, who have already faced three days of strikes this month\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lynch continued: &#8216;This ringing endorsement of RMT&#8217;s approach to the dispute now means we have industrial leverage to secure an improved offer from the RDG.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The government who controls this dispute through a contractual mandate over the train operating companies, must now allow the Rail Delivery Group to put forward a revised offer so we can work towards reaching a settlement.<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE:\u00a0RMT accused of &#8216;playing politics&#8217; after pushing ahead with strikes after another trade union accepted the same pay offer\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>Fact-box text<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;However, if no new offer is forthcoming, we will once again take strike action in defence of our members livelihoods.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>It is the fourth time RMT members have voted on strikes in a dispute which started in the summer of 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The union has held a series of walkouts since then, causing huge disruption to rail services.<\/p>\n<p>In March, the RMT&#8217;s dispute with Network Rail ended after maintenance and signalling staff accepted a deal of a 14.4 per cent pay increase for the lowest paid and a 9.2 per cent pay increase for the highest paid.<\/p>\n<p>But hopes of a breakthrough in the RMT&#8217;s standoff with the train companies ended in May after the union rejected the Rail Delivery Group&#8217;s (RDG) latest proposals of a 5 per cent pay rise backdated to January last year and a 4 per cent hike for 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The Government, which decides how much money is available for negotiations, described the offer at the time as &#8216;best and final&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Unions involved in disputes have to re-ballot their members every six months to legally continue with strikes and other forms of action.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12650225\/More-misery-commuters-RMT-vote-extend-rail-strikes-six-months-long-running-dispute-pay-jobs-conditions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More misery for commuters as RMT vote to extend rail strikes for another six months in long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions The Union said that 89.9% of its members voted &#8216;yes&#8217; 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