Downing Street has urged the RMT rail union to “think again” about the threat of strike action in the run-up to Christmas, insisting that a two-year pay deal proposed by employers is “the right offer” for workers.
The Rail Delivery Group’s offer – worth 4 per cent both this year and next – was immediately rejected as “unacceptable” on Sunday by the union, which said it did not meet its demand for a “decent” pay rise at a time when inflation is running at an annual 11 per cent.
