The strike that was set to bring British railways to a standstill
next week has been called off, after unions decided to suspend action to
consider a new pay offer.
Network Rail tabled a new offer to the unions on Thursday, the fourth
day of talks at Acas, averting a strike starting on bank holiday Monday
next week. The strike would have seen more than 90% of trains
cancelled, including the biggest commuter and intercity services, as
well as all freight trains.
The RMT said it was suspending action to consider the deal. Earlier,
the smaller TSSA union announced it was calling off the strike.
Passengers had been warned to expect huge disruption to trains across the country.
No details have yet emerged of Network Rail’s revised offer. The
original four-year deal froze salaries at inflation and did not extend
guarantees against feared job losses until beyond 2016.
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