LONDON (Reuters) – Rail workers in Britain represented by the TSSA trade union have voted to accept pay offers by train companies in a long-running dispute over pay, job security and conditions, the union said on Friday.
Strike action across Britain’s rail network will still go ahead, however, as the larger RMT trade union, which represents tens of thousands of rail workers, remains in a separate dispute. The RMT is planning four days of walkouts over the next two months with the first slated for March 16.
Over 3,000 TSSA members in the rail industry, working in a variety of roles, voted to accept the offer, the union said on Friday.
The pay deal provides for the either a 5% or 1,750 pounds ($2,092) increase in 2022/23, and a further 4% increase in 2023/24, the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) said in a statement.
“This is a clear decision from our members which will end our long-running dispute,” a TSSA spokesperson said in a statement.
Britain has faced disruptive strikes by rail workers since last summer, and walkouts have since spread to the healthcare and education sectors, putting Prime Minister Rishi Sunak under growing pressure to help bring an end to the disputes.
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(Reporting by Farouq Suleiman and Sachin Ravikumar; editing by Sarah Young)
