Our Ref: BR4/0001/SR(M)
5th January 2024
Dear RMT Member,
Rates of Pay & Conditions of Service 2023 - Stadler Rail (Merseyrail Contract)
REMINDER TO VOTE – REFERENDUM CLOSES AT MIDDAY ON TUESDAY 9THJANUARY
Further to my previous correspondence, the e-referendum is open for members to vote until 12:00 noon on Tuesday 9thJanuary 2024, and I urge you to cast your vote to have your day on the offer. As a reminder, the offer is:
- A 7% general pay increase for all employees in post at the current anniversary date of 1st January 2023
- Agreement that the new pay anniversary date will be 1st April, commencing in 2024
- A one-off payment of £750 to all employees, under the condition that RMT agree to open discussions in relation to weekend working for all relevant employees which may lead to a further consolidated increase
- Negotiations for this will take place at Company Council
- Any employee who has a frozen salary as per the TARA negotiations, to receive 100% of the 2023 pay award as outlined above, this is applicable to this pay award only
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.
Yours sincerely
Michael Lynch
General Secretary