Thousands of rail workers have voted to accept a pay deal bringing months of industrial action to an end.
Signal workers and maintenance staff in the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) have accepted an offer from Network Rail after a long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. In a turnout of nearly 90%, members voted by 76% to 24% in favour, signalling an end to the bitter row, which led to a series of strikes in recent months.
The union said the deal includes an uplift on salaries of between 14.4% for the lowest paid grades to 9.2% for the highest paid, increased backpay, a no compulsory redundancy agreement until January 2025 and rail travel benefits. There have been a number of rail strikes since June 2022 and the RMT's Mick Lynch said the union's members at train operating companies will continue to strike until they receive a better offer.
