“Any employer who seeks to deploy work notices against our members will find themselves in perpetual disputes with the RMT”
Mick Lynch, RMT Union
By the RMT
Rail Union RMT revealed today (December 8th) that the government’s own impact assessment for the regulations covering the railway minimum service regulations admitted that it would worsen industrial relations and threaten safety.
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said that the government’s own assessment of its own legislation states that not only will there be worsening industrial relations, more strikes and localised disputes but passenger safety could also be compromised through the chaos of imposing new ways of working in safety critical industry.
“The assessment also highlights the real agenda behind these reforms is so bosses can reduce workers’ wages and accelerate the introduction of reforms such as driver only trains which will worsen passenger safety and accessibility.”
“Although these draconian measures are now law, the TUC Special Congress tomorrow (December 9th) will signal the start of the industrial struggle against Minimum service levels and any employer who seeks to deploy work notices against our members will find themselves in perpetual disputes with RMT,” he said.
- This was originally published by the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) on December 8th, 2023.
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