NEW TECHNOLOGY PAYMENT – TRANSPENNINE EXPRESS

Our Ref: BR2/9/4

 

7^th November 2024

 

 

Dear RMT Member

 

NEW TECHNOLOGY PAYMENT – TRANSPENNINE EXPRESS

 

I write to advise you that the ballot has now closed, and the result is as follows:

 

Are you prepared to take strike action?

Number of individuals who were entitled to vote in the ballot:                    404

Number of votes cast in the ballot:                                                                237                  

Number of individuals answering “Yes” to the question:                              195      

Number of individuals answering “No” to the question:                                42        

Number of spoiled or otherwise invalid voting papers returned:                  0          

 

Are you prepared to take industrial action short of a strike?

Number of individuals who were entitled to vote in the ballot:                    404                  

Number of votes cast in the ballot:                                                                237

Number of individuals answering “Yes” to the question:                              230

Number of individuals answering “No” to the question:                                7

Number of spoiled or otherwise invalid voting papers returned                   0                      

 

The union’s National Executive Committee has considered this matter and congratulated members on delivering a phenomenal mandate for industrial action.

 

Following this result, the NEC believes we must now continue the ongoing action. Therefore, the Union’s NEC has taken the decision to instruct our TPE Conductor grade members to take industrial action short of a strike, as outlined below:

• With effect from 0001 hours on Friday 22^nd November 2024 until further notice TPE Conductor members are instructed to withdraw from all electronic scanning of tickets.

 

It is imperative that we stand firm in this dispute to demand a new technology payment and to send a clear message to TransPennine Express, that we strongly object to management refusing to pay members for the scanning of electronic tickets.

I trust this keeps you fully advised on the matter and I will, of course, update you on any further developments. 

 

Yours sincerely

 

Michael Lynch

General Secretary