RMT union is involved in two disputes - one with Network Rail, at which it represents around 20,000 signallers and maintenance workers, and the other with the Rail Delivery Group, at which it represents about 20,000 workers at 14 train companies.
Mr Lynch said:"I know that there are some very simple steps that the employers and ourselves could take together to get a solution to this. "And I think we could do that in the next period. And if that is done very quickly, we can consider the industrial action going forward.""People have got time now to make plans, and I hope that they're successful in that, and that we can progress these talks to maybe get some solutions in the next week or so."
"They are supervisors and white collar workers. They don't do the work that our members do who are profoundly affected by the changes, including the safety regime, as will be the public," the RMT boss said.
Tactically, Mick Grinch is like many other Union dinosaurs that have gone before him. If he came in with proposals for a reasonable % for the high earners but more for staff at the low end of the scale, he would quite possible get a swift and reasonable settlement
Will they be back for more next year ?
jogonMick
Lynch needs to learn to give & take for there to be a resolution to this, all he wants to do is take & that isn't working! 😒