RMT TOC strike action called off

[CFRAIL]

Strike action for next week has been called off following a revised offer from RDG.

RMT suspends plans for rail strikes on 30 March and 1 April

The RMT had scheduled the walk-outs as part of a long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions for staff working across 14 rail operators.

news.sky.com

The RMT has suspended plans for rail strikes on 30 March and 1 April, the union has announced.

A tweet from the union said: "Following further discussions between @RMTunion and the Rail Delivery Group earlier today, industrial action scheduled for 30th March and 1st April is suspended. #RailStrike".

 

[Drogba11CFC]

Maybe some light at the end of the tunnel? This has been like lumping £50 on a home/away double chance and only for both teams to park the bus.

 

[matthewjohnson]

Will services be running normally, or near normally then or is it too late for that now?

 

[skyhigh]

Will services be running normally, or near normally then or is it too late for that now?

With over a week to go I'd expect a normal service (at least at most operators). None of our rosters have been posted for the days yet so they can be amended before posting so no issues with moving hours about.

 

[Horizon22]

Will services be running normally, or near normally then or is it too late for that now?

I'd expect normally. Usually if it's called off 2-3 days out its a bit touch and go, but there's plenty of time as it's over a week to go so diagrams and rosters aren't set in stone yet.

 

[trainophile]

Wonder how long it will take them to load the Advance tickets for those dates.

 

[DNCharingX]

Welcome news - but still have reservations.

 

[1D54]

Not a railway employee but am i getting carried away in assuming that all this strike action is finally coming to an end? (In the short term anyway!)

 

[Watershed]

Welcome news - but still have reservations.

For which train?

 

[Elecman]

If suspended could the RMT reintroduce if the talks fail again beforehand?

 

[yorksrob]

Whatever the outcome of the negotiations, this is great news for next week, and hopefully a good sign for beyond.

 

[Mike395]

If suspended could the RMT reintroduce if the talks fail again beforehand?

Not for the same dates, the 2 week notice period applies.

 

[lfc84]

I'm wondering if any advance tickets will be released

 

[Socanxdis]

Hard to imagine TOCs not reaching a deal like Network Rail have.

 

[pokemonsuper9]

I've noticed on Realtime trains that multiple TOCs (if not all) have already un-cancelled their services.

 

[scrapy]

If suspended could the RMT reintroduce if the talks fail again beforehand?

Not for those dates

 

[Bald Rick]

If suspended could the RMT reintroduce if the talks fail again beforehand?

Not for the same dates, the 2 week notice period applies.

Actually they could, on a technicality. Although they have issued a press release, the strikes aren’t formally ‘off’ until the RMT write to the employers to confirm it. This normally takes a day or two to arrive. Until that letter lands, they could theoretically reinstate the strikes simply by issuing another press release. Although they’d need a very strong reason to do so.

It would, of course, be terribly bad form to announce the strikes being suspended and then reinstating them, and it is very, very unlikely.

I've noticed on Realtime trains that multiple TOCs (if not all) have already un-cancelled their services.

They weren’t cancelled in the first place!

 

[pokemonsuper9]

They weren’t cancelled in the first place!

Were they not made cancelled yet?
I guess I didn't check next weeks when checking last weeks.

 

[Starmill]

At present it appears that the re-balloting process for the TOC disputes is still going ahead.

Were they not made cancelled yet?
I guess I didn't check next weeks when checking last weeks.

No. Timetables are usually announced with a few hours to a couple of days notice only.

 

[JoeyB]

Not a railway employee but am i getting carried away in assuming that all this strike action is finally coming to an end? (In the short term anyway!)

Maybe, but there would still be the Aslef dispute to settle.

 

[DDB]

This is good news as it must mean the RMT think there is something worth talking about. However as an outsider I fear this is harder than the Network Rail dispute as if it involves T&C changes my understanding is that different TOCs are starting from different places.

 

[Bald Rick]

Were they not made cancelled yet?

No.

 

[dk1]

Maybe, but there would still be the Aslef dispute to settle.

Meeting again on 4th April.

 

[Snow1964]

This is good news as it must mean the RMT think there is something worth talking about. However as an outsider I fear this is harder than the Network Rail dispute as if it involves T&C changes my understanding is that different TOCs are starting from different places.

Appears the suspension of strike applies to all 14 TOCs
But they might not all be offering the same thing, or moving things to same levels.

No details have been released regarding why they have been called off now, but weren't called off last week, so what has changed in a week is not yet in the open.

At this stage, it's possible dispute with some TOCs might get settled, but new strike dates for some other TOCs still happen, but apart from highlighting that different outcomes could theoretically happen, I don't want to speculate how many or who.

 

[FManc]

It’s something to do with a new “Dispute Resolution Process” the RDG have put forward………whatever that means!

 

[infobleep]

It’s something to do with a new “Dispute Resolution Process” the RDG have put forward………whatever that means!

Perhaps in time, they will enlighten us as to what that is.

Still with the media more interested in other stories today, they are unlikely to have them banging on the door wanting more information.

 

[Jamesrob637]

Fantastic news; may there never be any more strikes going forward.

 

[LowLevel]

Perhaps in time, they will enlighten us as to what that is.

Still with the media more interested in other stories today, they are unlikely to have them banging on the door wanting more information.

More information tomorrow, apparently.

 

[lfc84]

LNER tickets should be on sale now

https://twitter.com/LNER/status/1638613817641910275?t=m6v6crjEiVTlGfes8MrktQ&s=19

 

[Kite159]

Maybe whatever deal the RDG comes up with the members will actually get a free & private vote on it this time round, similar to the Network Rail deal.