The UK government has announced that following a series of positive talks led by the government, ASLEF has today [14 August 2024] agreed to recommend a new pay proposal to its members.
The offer made to ASLEF is a 5% pay rise for 2022/23, 4.75% for 23/24, and 4.5% for 24/25. The offer will now be put to ASLEF members in a referendum.
The UK government reported that this marked a significant step towards resetting industrial relations and resolving the long-running rail dispute, which has seen services disrupted for over 2 years now.
As the pay proposal includes an offer for the year ahead, it also means there is no national rail dispute on the horizon.
New industry estimates revealed today show that railway revenue foregone because of strikes since June 2022 has totalled around £850m.
Accounting for additional impacts of strikes, including those due to people being unable to work, or due to potential reductions in spending on hospitality and retail, the total impact likely exceeds £1bn.
Transport Secretary, Louise Haigh, said: “When I took this job, I said I wanted to move fast and fix things – starting by bringing an end to rail strikes. Finally today the end is in sight.
“If accepted, this offer would finally bring an end to this long-running dispute and allow us to move forward by driving up performance for passengers with the biggest overhaul to our railways in a generation.”
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