RATES OF PAY AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2024 – STORY PLANT

Our Ref: BR4/0001/SP

 

22^nd May 2024

 

Dear RMT Member,

 

RATES OF PAY AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2024 – STORY PLANT

 

REFERENDUM CLOSES AT 11:00am TUESDAY 28^TH MAY 2024

 

Further to my previous correspondence, the e-referendum is open for members to vote until 11:00am on Tuesday 28^th May 2024, and I urge you to cast your vote to have your say on the options for a 2024 pay offer. As a reminder, the offers are:

 

Option A

Proposal to change the pay rules to pay rostered hours.

• Rostered hours will be paid
• Guaranteed minimum hours will remain in place where a shift is rostered for less than the normal guaranteed minimum
• Current travel and lodge travel rules will remain based on rostered hours
• Colleagues will record their actual worked hours
• 3.5% pay increase to all rates listed in the original proposal
• No further increases to steel on steel payments

 

OR

 

Option B

Improved percentage increase to include steel on steel.

• 3.5% increase to basic rate, nights and weekends
• 1.5% increase to steel on steel
• No further increases to steel on steel payments
• Colleague will record their actual hours and guaranteed hours will be paid where actual worked hours are less than these.

 

The amendments to lodge travel that are now in place would mean no further percentage increase to lodge travel in 24/25.

 

Having carefully considered the matter, your union’s National Executive Committee has instructed me to hold an e-referendum of you and your colleagues, with a recommendation to vote for ‘OPTION C’ TO REJECT BOTH OFFERS.

 

Members are advised that a rejection of this offer will lead to a ballot for strike action and action short of a strike.

 

You will have received an email from RMT referenda, and it will contain your voting link and instructions on how to cast it. If you have not received this, please check your junk/spam folders before either emailing referenda@rmt.org.uk or ringing the helpline on 0800 376 3706.

 

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU USE YOUR VOTE

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Michael Lynch

General Secretary