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RMT accepts Avanti deal, ending rest day working dispute
The agreement, secured after several days of strike action, delivers significant improvements for Train Managers, including:
- Pay rates increasing to time plus a quarter, and time plus a half for Saturdays and Sundays.
- Minimum shift payment rising from six hours...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Eddie Dempsey, Avanti West Coast, Train Managers, Rest Day Working
RMT suspends Avanti strikes following new offer
Strikes scheduled for 9 and 16 March will not go ahead while members vote on the deal in a referendum.
The new offer includes key gains won by RMT:
Pay rates will increase to time plus a quarter, and time plus...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Mick Lynch, Avanti West Coast, Train Managers, Strike
RMT suspends three strikes on Avanti to allow intensive talks
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said:
“This breakthrough has been achieved through the strength and determination of our members, whose industrial action has forced Avanti to engage seriously with this dispute. As a result, strike action has been suspended to...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Mick Lynch, Avanti West Coast, Train Managers, Strike
Avanti strike on Sunday suspended to allow intensive talks
Strike dates suspended are:
Sunday 19th January
Sunday 26th January
All other previously announced strike dates remain in place.
An RMT spokesperson said: "This suspension reflects our good will and commitment to finding a resolution to this...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Mick Lynch, Avanti West Coast, Train Managers
Avanti Strike to go ahead after talks fail to deliver new offer
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: “It is wrong that Avanti is paying replacement managers up to £500 per shift—around double what our members earn—while these managers fail to deliver the same service for passengers.
“This destructive approach is...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Mick Lynch, Avanti, Train Managers
Avanti Train Managers to strike on December 31 and January 2
The rejected offer followed Avanti management paying £300 or more to management grades to cover rest day working.
Train managers argue that Avanti has failed to address their concerns adequately, leading to the action.
Mick Lynch, RMT general...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Mick Lynch, Avanti West Coast, Train Managers
Avanti train managers to strike after overwhelming rejection of rest day proposals
Strike action is now scheduled to take place on the following dates:
Sunday 22 December
Monday 23 December
Sunday 29 December
In an e-referendum, 92.8% of our members rejected management's latest proposals on a turnout of 81%.
RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Mick Lynch, Avanti west Coast, Train Managers, Strike
Avanti train managers to take strike action Sunday
The disgraced company claims that they are imposing rosters to prevent cancellations.
However, bosses continue to cancel trains and those that do run are hugely overcrowded.
Controversially Avanti has had its contract renewed on the West Coast mainline despite its...
Region: National
Tagged with: Avanti West Coast, Train Managers, Strike
Avanti West Coast train managers take strike action
Controversially Avanti has had its contract renewed on the West Coast mainline despite its appalling track record running the franchise.
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: "Avanti continue to be totally unreasonable in negotiations and seem incapable of taking...
Region: National
Tagged with: RMT, Avanti West Coast, Mick Lynch, Train Managers,
Further action on CrossCountry trains this weekend
RAIL UNION RMT said today that further strike action on CrossCountry trains will go ahead from Saturday over an assault on the safety critical role of senior conductors and train managers after the company snubbed a possible settlement in talks...
Region: National
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