Rail union cancels strike action after accepting pay offer

The Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) said its 3,200 members accepted an offer including a two-year 9% pay deal, rising to over 14% for the lowest paid workers.

The union said 80% of management grade staff and 60% of general grade members voted to accept the offers.

The TSSA has dropped ballots on further industrial action after it said it won an improved deal on pay, as well as commitments on job security and full consultation over any possible changes to terms and conditions following months of industrial unrest.

A TSSA spokesperson said: "This is a clear decision from our members which will end our long-running dispute - something which could have happened months ago had it not been for government intransigence.

"The incredible resolve we have seen from our members has resulted in a significantly improved pay deal over two years, commitments for no compulsory redundancies, improved opportunities for redeployment, as well as full consultation over proposed reforms to ticket offices and any changes to terms and conditions."

"Thanks to the great commitment of our members across the train companies they have collectively won a better future and can be rightly proud of their actions in this historic dispute.

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"We will continue to hold the train companies and the government to account as we go forward because Britain needs a fully functioning rail network at the heart of our green industrial future, and as a means of rebuilding our economy in the wake of the COVID pandemic."

The RMT and Aslef unions are still in a dispute.

Last week, The RMT, which represents 40,000 workers across Network Rail and 14 train operators, announced a fresh wave of rail strikes for Thursday, March 16, Saturday, March 18, Thursday, March 30, and Saturday, April 1.