RMT members vote to end 18 months of train strikes as they accept new pay and conditions deal – but Aslef drivers are still due to start industrial action tomorrow

RMT members have voted overwhelmingly to accept a deal to end their long-running dispute over pay and conditions, the union announced.

The bitter pay dispute involving railway workers over pay and jobs has sparked travel chaos for months, leaving self-employed workers out of pocket and forcing staff to work from home.

General Secretary Mick Lynch said: ‘Our members have spoken in huge numbers to accept this offer and I want to congratulate them on their steadfastness in this long industrial campaign…

‘We will be negotiating further with the train operators over reforms they want to see. And we will never shy away from vigorously defending our members terms and conditions, now or in the future…

‘This campaign shows that sustained strike action and unity gets results and our members should be proud of the role they have played in securing this deal.’

After talks between the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) and the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union, a so-called memorandum of understanding (MOU) was developed and set out a process for a mutually agreed way forward.

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