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| TSSA rail union calls off national bank holiday strike | TSSA rail union calls off national bank holiday strike |
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| One of two rail unions planning bank holiday industrial action has called off its strike after receiving a new pay offer from Network Rail. | One of two rail unions planning bank holiday industrial action has called off its strike after receiving a new pay offer from Network Rail. |
| The TSSA, along with the RMT, had rejected a four-year pay deal of a £500 increase followed by three years of rises in line with RPI inflation. | The TSSA, along with the RMT, had rejected a four-year pay deal of a £500 increase followed by three years of rises in line with RPI inflation. |
| The RMT has more than five times as many members as the TSSA so a strike by them would still have a major impact. | The RMT has more than five times as many members as the TSSA so a strike by them would still have a major impact. |
| Many train services have already been cancelled for Monday and Tuesday. | Many train services have already been cancelled for Monday and Tuesday. |
| Negotiators from the TSSA and RMT have been locked in talks at conciliation service Acas over the past four days. | |
| Manuel Cortes, general secretary of the TSSA, said: "Our negotiating team at Acas has received a revised offer from Network Rail. | |
| "As a result of this, they have suspended the planned industrial action, pending the outcome of a meeting of our workplace representatives next week." | |
| Members of the two unions were due to walk out for 24 hours from 17:00 BST on Monday. | |
| Travel chaos | |
| It is not yet clear how the TSSA's decision might affect the RMT's action. | |
| Rail passengers have been advised to expected travel chaos and not to travel if a strike by thousands of signallers, maintenance staff and station workers goes ahead. | |
| Earlier, Virgin trains cancelled all West Coast mainline services on Monday and Tuesday and warned that the East Coast line would also be badly affected. | |
| Widespread cancellations were also expected on CrossCountry Trains, Chiltern Railways, Arriva Trains Wales, Southeastern and South West Trains. | |
| Rail companies said further disruption and delays were likely on Wednesday, as services returned to normal. |