BREAKING: Tram strikes called off days before Parklife festival starts
Tram strikes have been called off days before they were due to cause chaos for punters at Parklife festival and other major events in Greater Manchester. Metrolink staff have been offered a new pay deal by operator KeolisAmey.
The strikes were set to continue through to Sunday as the two-day festival continues and Soccer Aid returns to Old Trafford. More than 95 pc of union members at Metrolink who took part in the ballot supported the strikes.It comes after staff were offered a 5 per cent pay rise for a 15-month period. But trade union Unite, which represents more than 600 members of staff at Metrolink, described the offer as a 'very significant real terms pay cut'.
The latest undisclosed offer will now be put to a vote by members. Meanwhile, the strikes which were set to take place this weekend have been suspended.
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