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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Train strikes network rail managers accept 4 pay rise to allow skeleton service | History Defined

Man checking phone in front of ticket barriers at Reading station.
Strikes are planned on a number of days in August. Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA

Managers employed by Network Rail have voted to accept a 4% pay offer in a move seized on by the government as a breakthrough in the wider rail strikes dispute.

The Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) confirmed its management-grade members had accepted the deal, which should ensure a skeleton service will continue to run during planned strikes in August.

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