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Planned rail strikes by workers from the RMT union have been suspended after talks over a pay deal, the arbitration service Acas has said.Planned rail strikes by workers from the RMT union have been suspended after talks over a pay deal, the arbitration service Acas has said.
The 24-hour strike by Network Rail workers was to have taken place from 17:00 on Thursday, followed by a 48-hour walk-out next week. The 24-hour strike by Network Rail workers was to have taken place from 17:00 BST on Thursday, followed by a 48-hour walk-out next week.
Acas said four days of talks helped "formulate a set of revised proposals". Acas said four days of talks helped "formulate" revised proposals for the RMT and other unions to consider.
The RMT's 16,000 members at Network Rail work across the company's operations and maintenance departments. The RMT has 16,000 members at Network Rail in operations and maintenance.
RMT general secretary Mick Cash said the union would consult on the details of the revised package.
Members of the TSSA and Unite unions will also be consulted.
Network Rail chief executive Mark Carne said: "I am very pleased that the industrial action has been suspended. With Acas's help, we have had very constructive talks with the unions over the weekend and I hope they will be able to agree this deal."
A planned strike starting on the 25 May bank holiday was suspended by the RMT and TSSA after Network Rail tabled a revised pay offer to workers. The offer was not accepted by RMT members.
Network Rail originally offered a four-year deal of a single £500 payment followed by three years of rises in line with RPI inflation.
The original revised offer was for two years, with a 1% rise this year, and a rise of about 1.4% next year. It was also established that there would be no compulsory redundancies for the duration of the agreement.