NEW TECHNOLOGY PAYMENT – TRANSPENNINE EXPRESS

Our Ref: BR2/9/4

 

23^rd May 2024

 

RMT CALLS INDUSTRIAL ACTION SHORT OF A STRIKE

 

Dear Colleague

 

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:        384      

Number of votes cast in the ballot:                                                    293      

Number of individuals answering “Yes” to the question:                  248      

Number of individuals answering “No” to the question:                    44        

Number of spoiled or otherwise invalid voting papers returned:      1          

 

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

 

Number of individuals who were entitled to vote in the ballot:        384                              

Number of votes cast in the ballot:                                                    293      

Number of individuals answering “Yes” to the question:                  279      

Number of individuals answering “No” to the question:                    14        

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 take action to send the company a clear message. 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 7^th June 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. We have seen other Train Operating Companies providing remuneration for carrying out electronic scanning of tickets, so there is no excuse for TPE to refuse these payments. We must stand together and fight for a fair deal. 

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