Ah yes, because of course the current rate of inflation is lower which means that all the inflation of the last 12 months is now irrelevant.
-
Our new ticketing site is now live! Using either this or the original site (both powered by TrainSplit) helps support the running of the forum with every ticket purchase! Find out more and ask any questions/give us feedback in this thread!
Possible Movement in RMT Dispute.
- Thread starter Solent&Wessex
- Start date
- Status
Sponsor Post - registered members do not see these adverts; click here to register, or click here to log in
R
RailUK Forums
I think that's the vote for the rmt offer you're referring to, aslef already have a strike mandate.
== Doublepost prevention - post automatically merged: ==
Aslef already has a mandate to strike with 2 weeks notice, so the Christmas period is definitely on the cards
No it is not irrelevant, but when it was going up the unions were happy to use the highest rate.
dk1
Veteran Member
== Doublepost prevention - post automatically merged: ==
ASLEF ballot paper arrived on my doormat last week and was back in a letterbox within the hour. Closing date is two weeks tomorrow.
That will only be relevant for the 2023/2024 pay negotiations, which will be conducted between now and April 2024.
Are you deliberately missing the point?
Unless there is deflation, prices are still higher. A lower level of inflation after a period of high inflation does not mean that the high inflation can be ignored or no longer has an effect.
dk1
Veteran Member
Just in time to start negotiations on today 2024/25 deal
Can't see timescales being met though.
So what is relevant for the current dispute?
The current vote is to settle the dispute for 2022/2023, and agree not to strike during discussions for 2023/2024. The offer was 5% which when offered was below inflation, but the issue was clearly the changes to T&Cs and with that dropped (for now), I would imagine members will vote yes.
There's nothing to say that if the 2023/2024 negotiations go south, members won't be balloted once more for strike action. It's just that now we won't experience strikes from now until April.
As has been pointed out, the rate of inflation increase has fallen. Inflation itself has not fallen, and unless it goes negative at some point it never will.
I think we will await further significant developments on this one.
- Status