Rates of Pay and Conditions of Service 2024 – Bespoke Facilities Management (Hitachi Rail Doncaster)

Our Ref: BR1/0001/BFM(HRD)

4^th April 2024

 

Dear Colleagues 

 

Rates of Pay and Conditions of Service 2024 – Bespoke Facilities Management (Hitachi Rail Doncaster)

 

Referring to my previous correspondence, in which I advised you that you and your colleagues had rejected the company’s derisory pay offer. I can now report that since the RMT advised Bespoke Facilities Management of the referendum result, no improved pay offer from the company has been forthcoming.    

 

The union’s National Executive Committee has again considered the matter and is disappointed that management are refusing to improve their offer. Having noted that the ballot matrix checks are now complete, I have been instructed to commence an immediate ballot of all affected members for industrial action. 

 

Consequently, on Thursday 11^th April 2024 the independent scrutineer will send a ballot paper to your home address. I urge you to complete and return your ballot paper in the freepost envelope provided as soon as you receive it. 

 

In the ballot you will be asked to vote for both strike action and industrial action short of a strike – I urge you to vote ‘YES’ to both.

 

MAKE SURE YOU USE YOUR VOTE

 

If you do not receive your voting paper, or know of a colleague who has not received it, please call the freephone helpline on 0800 376 3706, RMT Head Office on 0207 387 4771 or e-mail to request a replacement.

 

 

VOTE ‘YES’ FOR STRIKE ACTION AND 

VOTE ‘YES’ FOR INDUSTRIAL ACTION SHORT OF A STRIKE

 

Yours sincerely

 

Michael Lynch

General Secretary