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| Pay deal averts rail strike threat | Pay deal averts rail strike threat |
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| The threat of a UK national rail strike has been averted after Network Rail agreed a two-year pay deal with unions. | The threat of a UK national rail strike has been averted after Network Rail agreed a two-year pay deal with unions. |
| Members of the RMT, TSSA and Unite unions have voted to accept the offer. | Members of the RMT, TSSA and Unite unions have voted to accept the offer. |
| The deal includes a 2% pay rise this year and a pay increase in line with RPI inflation next year. There is also an assurance of no compulsory redundancies to the end of next year. | The deal includes a 2% pay rise this year and a pay increase in line with RPI inflation next year. There is also an assurance of no compulsory redundancies to the end of next year. |
| Union members had threatened industrial action this month, but it was called off after a revised offer was made. | Union members had threatened industrial action this month, but it was called off after a revised offer was made. |
| Mark Carne, Network Rail chief executive, said it had been "a difficult period of uncertainty for our employees and for the people and businesses that depend on us". | |
| "What has been clear to me throughout these negotiations is the passion we all share for the railway. | |
| "I'm confident we will all now move forward together, translating that passion into improvements that will drive up our performance and deliver a better service for our customers." | |
| Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) members voted to accept the deal by 7,449 votes to 1,598. | |
| RMT general secretary Mick Cash said: "It just goes to show what can be achieved when members stand united and are prepared to fight for decent pay and conditions." |