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Silverlink - three days of strike action. SUSPENDED

July 18, 2007 on 3:31 pm | In RMT, Silverlink, Staff, Strike |

A new deal has been offered and we are awaiting confirmation of the suspension.
Guards, Retail and Revenue staff have voted seven to one to take action against Silverlink and parent company National Express after an insulting pay increase of 3.6 percent was offered.

Strike dates are currently set as July 30th, August 13 and 27th. August 27th is also the second day of the Notting Hill Carnival.

MORE THAN 350 members of Britain’s biggest rail union at Silverlink are to take three days of strike action in a dispute over the company’s below-inflation pay offer.
Guards and retail and revenue staff voted by more than seven to one to take action after the company tabled a 3.6 per cent pay offer - way below the industry norm and considerably less than offers made to other grades at the company.
Three separate 24-hour strikes have been set for shifts that commence between 00:01 and 23:59 on July 30 and August 13 and 27.
“Our members have made it clear to Silverlink with a massive vote for strike action that they are not prepared to accept what amounts to a pay cut,” RMT general secretary Bob Crow said today.
“This isn’t just the worst pay offer in the industry this year, it is also way below the offers they have made to other members of their own workforce.
“If Silverlink’s parent, National Express, can afford to pay out £50 million in dividends to its shareholders on the back of £104 million in profits, they can afford to offer their workforce a reasonable pay deal.
“If Silverlink want to avoid strike action they should acknowledge our members’ anger, get real and sit down with us to negotiate a sensible pay deal,” Bob Crow said.

2 Comments

  1. Since when has 3.6% been insulting and below inflation?

    Inflation is well below 3.6% and it’s entirely up to Silverlink how much they pay their staff. Many people receive increases of far less than 3.6%, and as a Silverlink season ticket holder, I’m sure I speak for the majority by suggesting that we’d like to see my money spent on improving services, not inflation busting pay increases.

    I’d very much like to see Bob Crow join our commuter trains and express his opinions!

    Comment by John Baker — July 27, 2007 #

  2. Thank you for your comment.

    Inflation is currently running at 4.4%, so yes the offer was below inflation. (Retail Prices Index (RPI) June 2007).
    Its up to silverlink how much they offer, but again its up to the unions as to how much they will accept before striking.
    If you want more money spent on improving services then speak to National Express who love paying their directors huge amounts of money for running a crap service.
    oh and again there you are with “inflation busting pay increases.”. Inflation is running at 4.4% so its not an inflation buster.

    Comment by TheTicketCollector.co.uk — July 27, 2007 #

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