MANAGERS at a train operator are being balloted for strike action in a row over pay.
Rail union the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) is balloting more than 30 key London Midland managers in protest at a below-inflation pay rise which is believed to be lower than that offered to other groups of staff.
The union says driver managers and conductor managers have been offered a 3.5 per cent increase, while drivers and other staff they oversee have been given inflation-proof rises for the next three years.
A referendum ballot, held to test members' opinions, saw "overwhelming" support for industrial action.
The ballot process has now begun, and will close on November 28.
If members vote in favour of action, the union will have to give management seven days' notice of any strike or action short of a total strike.
London Midland operates from stations in Crewe, Alsager, Kidsgrove, Stoke-on-Trent, Stone and Stafford.
However, the firm says it is not expecting disruptions if strike action is taken.
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Rail union the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) is balloting more than 30 key London Midland managers in protest at a below-inflation pay rise which is believed to be lower than that offered to other groups of staff.
The union says driver managers and conductor managers have been offered a 3.5 per cent increase, while drivers and other staff they oversee have been given inflation-proof rises for the next three years.
A referendum ballot, held to test members' opinions, saw "overwhelming" support for industrial action.
The ballot process has now begun, and will close on November 28.
If members vote in favour of action, the union will have to give management seven days' notice of any strike or action short of a total strike.
London Midland operates from stations in Crewe, Alsager, Kidsgrove, Stoke-on-Trent, Stone and Stafford.
However, the firm says it is not expecting disruptions if strike action is taken.
http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.u...ike-pay-rise/story-13862955-detail/story.html