Thread: RMT announce Rail strikes are on for this week
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Old 20-06-2022, 21:11   #15
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Re: RMT announce Rail strikes are on for this week
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Originally Posted by Chris View Post
That’s a pretty brazen attempt to turn this into a 1970s style bust up between Tory ministers and Labour-affiliated unions. The stuff about the RIRG is irrelevant. The question is whether government ministers should intervene directly in pay bargaining, not whether ministers and union leaders do or do not meet face to face on principle.
I've forgotten how public sector disputes used to get resolved. As Network Rail is publicly owned and funded, I imagine that the government may have to get involved if more cash is involved.
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