{"id":100754,"date":"2023-11-15T02:33:29","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T02:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/?p=100754"},"modified":"2023-11-15T02:33:29","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T02:33:29","slug":"rail-workers-lost-more-wages-in-strikes-than-they-will-get-in-pay-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/world-news\/rail-workers-lost-more-wages-in-strikes-than-they-will-get-in-pay-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Rail workers lost more wages in strikes than they will get in pay deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Rail workers have lost far more in wages during strikes than they will get from pay deal accepted by union barons, figures show<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Guards have on average lost \u00a33,600 since RMT union began strikes, data shows<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thousands of striking rail workers have lost far more in wages than they will get from a pay deal accepted by union barons.<\/p>\n<p>Train guards have on average lost \u00a33,600 since the RMT union began striking last June, figures shared with the Mail show.<\/p>\n<p>And on-board catering staff and station ticket sellers are out of pocket by \u00a32,990.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, the lowest paid will get a lump sum of \u00a31,750 as part of a deal accepted by RMT leaders this week in a bid to bring the union&#8217;s 18-month strike campaign to an end.<\/p>\n<p>The deal is subject to 20,000 train guards, catering staff and ticket sellers accepting it in a ballot. The union will not advise them to reject it, raising hopes it will be accepted.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/21\/77624439-0-image-a-1_1699563717139.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>RMT boss Mick Lynch insisted the 25 national walkouts he had called since June last year had been worth it<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/21\/77624551-0-image-a-2_1699563816943.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Passengers stand on the empty concourse at Euston station in London during an Aslef strike last month<\/p>\n<p>RMT boss Mick Lynch admitted yesterday that he had won only a &#8216;very modest&#8217; and &#8216;not good&#8217; offer.<\/p>\n<p>But he insisted the 25 national walkouts he had called since June last year had been worth it.<\/p>\n<p>He told the BBC: &#8216;What we were doing was defending our members&#8217; terms and conditions.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Mr Lynch denied caving in, adding: &#8216;It&#8217;s not just about money. We will not allow our terms and conditions to be cut to pieces&#8230; but if our members reject this, then we will continue with our campaign and that will include, unfortunately, industrial action.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We&#8217;re not ecstatic about this pay deal, it&#8217;s a very modest pay rise, that&#8217;s the best that can be said for it if our members accept it, so it could go either way.&#8217; Transport Secretary Mark Harper said he was &#8216;very pleased&#8217; with the breakthrough.<\/p>\n<p>If the deal is accepted by workers, it will boost hopes an agreement can also be struck with Aslef, the train drivers&#8217; union, which has been striking alongside the RMT.<\/p>\n<p>Some estimates put the economic damage of the more than 30 national walkouts by both unions since June 2022 at more than \u00a35 billion.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/21\/77624613-0-image-a-3_1699563820582.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A group of rail workers stand on a picket line outside Euston rail station earlier this year<\/p>\n<p>Tory MP Greg Smith, who sits on the Commons transport committee, said: &#8216;The strikes couldn&#8217;t go on for ever and they were always going to have to see sense at some point.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s just a shame it&#8217;s taken them so long, while causing untold misery for millions of passengers and costing their members dearly.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The breakthrough came after ministers this week brought forward new strike laws, smashing the rail unions&#8217; ability to hold the country to ransom. The legislation, laid in Parliament on Tuesday, will come into effect at the beginning of December, subject to parliamentary approval.<\/p>\n<p>It will force unions to ensure that 40 per cent of trains run on strike days, or face having to pay damages of up to \u00a31 million each time.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12731975\/Rail-workers-lost-wages-strikes-pay-deal-accepted-union-barons.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rail workers have lost far more in wages during strikes than they will get from pay deal accepted by union<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":100753,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Rail workers lost more wages in strikes than they will get in pay deal - 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