"The new offer is a three-year deal comprising a 3.4% pay rise in year one and an increase in line with RPI in years two and three. RPI is the retail prices index, a measure of inflation that tracks the average change in prices of a basket of goods and services bought by most UK households."
"After five days of Tube strikes in September caused significant disruption to Londoners, the RMT said it wanted "steps towards" a reduction of three hours to a 32-hour week. RMT general secretary Eddie Dempsey said the new offer "will now be discussed by the national executive committee and in consultation with the membership". He added: "The union remains in dispute with London Underground subject to the will of the membership under our democratic structures.""
"Transport for London (TfL) has said that even a 30-minute reduction in the working week would cost 30m a year. A reduction to 32 hours, according to TfL, would cost over 200m which it would then not be able to invest in the system. For another strike to happen, union members would have to agree via an organised vote - known as a ballot. The RMT has said fatigue and extreme shift rotations are serious issues affecting its members' health and well-being."
Tube bosses offered a three-year pay deal comprising a 3.4% rise in year one and increases in line with RPI in years two and three. The offer was presented at a meeting with the RMT and other transport unions including Aslef, Unite and the TSSA after recent Tube strikes. The RMT seeks "steps towards" reducing the working week by three hours to 32 hours and cites fatigue and extreme shift rotations as serious issues affecting members' health and well-being. TfL says even a 30-minute reduction would cost 30m a year and a move to 32 hours would cost over 200m, and any further strike requires a union ballot with at least 14 days' notice.
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