RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2024 – NETWORK RAIL

Our Ref: BR6/0001

 

30 August 2024

 

 

Dear RMT Member

 

RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2024 – NETWORK RAIL

 

I am writing to update you on the pay claim for 2024.

 

We have been navigating the approval processes for pay proposals for our railway members in Network Rail and the Train Operating Companies. I am pleased to inform you that these processes are concluding.

 

We have now received proposals for Drivers in the Train Operating Companies and a letter of intent from the Department of Transport setting out the proposals we will receive for our members (excluding Drivers) in the Train Operating Companies.

 

Negotiations for our members in the Train Operating Companies have taken place at the Department for Transport level. In contrast, Network Rail negotiations have remained at the Network Rail Collective Bargaining Machinery. Therefore, their approval process is at the company board level, and all of this is taking place in the context of a new government and new lines of authority.

 

We are also pursuing an improved proposal on pay for our members in Network Rail.

 

I have contacted Network Rail, who advised that they are finalising their approval process and that a meeting will be scheduled for next week.

 

I expect to receive proposals that improve on the last offer that your National Executive Committee rejected for consideration.

 

I assure you that I will keep you informed as soon as I receive an invitation to meet. Communication relating to this matter will first come from the official RMT text and email account, not via social media platforms. Your involvement and understanding are crucial in this process.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Michael Lynch

General Secretary