Aslef boss Mick Whelan's stance on pay demands raises the very real prospect of a dispute with the train operating companies and, by extension, the Government
Aslef boss Mick Whelan's stance on pay demands raises the very real prospect of a dispute with the train operating companies and, by extension, the Government
Asked whether he anticipated more difficult talks on the forthcoming pay settlement, Whelan said: “I don’t want to appear antagonistic, we don’t want to start the conversation off on the basis that we’re threatening . “I’ve had those debates, where people say ‘Oh you’re paid too much’. If we don’t take a pay rise, will these companies give it to others? It’s not about redistribution, it’s not about levelling up. It’s about ‘we don’t want them to have it , and we don’t want you to have one ,’” he added.
“I see GBR as an opportunity, as an ability to get those economies of scale and the synergies of having one railway,” Whelan said. “We see it as a levelling up process, the powers that be in the Government may see it as levelling down, but we will see where we end up.” The unions are expected to push for all salary scales, terms and conditions to be brought up to the highest possible level.
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