There is no guarantee that an incoming Labour government - which will want to be seen to be financially prudent in the face of other financial demands and a dire government balance sheet - will meet ASLEF demands, at least not in full.
There's no guarantee, but the current government are promoting that train drivers are:
1. Greedy - even though they agreed a two year 0% pay rise for 2020 and 2021.
2. Do not want to 'modernise'.
Transport for Wales have shown that modernisation can be negotiated, and not for a huge sum. The railway can be grown and become more reliable. The current bunch are not wanting to go in that direction at all.
Scotland, Merseyside, London, Tyne & Wear - wherever another authority is in control, there have been proper negotiations. The hope is that a change in government will provide this.
If they had kept their powder dry until now and had gone to the RDG to ask for one, I can’t help but feel they would’ve been a lot more successful, and nobody would’ve lost any money. Just usual union bull in a china shop approach has cost them.
Not sure agreeing to 2020 and 2021 at 0% and then when 2022 comes around, being refused any talks because, "The DfT won't let us," despite many attempts at asking, is "bull in a China shop". If powder was still dry, we would still be in the same position I dare say.
As the overtime ban includes the Bank Holiday Monday, what will happen on those TOC's for whom a pay enhancement is made for BH working? I think at our TOC drivers have the choice of whether to take/earn a lieu day or get depot average on top of their hours for the day. Will the only option be the lieu day this time?
I would say: If it's not overtime - it's an expected, contracted shift, then how you are reimbursed, whether a lieu day or enhanced payment, doesn't matter. It's not doing any uncontracted overtime that is the Action Short of a Strike, not how contracted overtime is paid or reimbursed.