This ridiculous proposition that this is the final deal so put it to the members was put to the RMT at both NWR and the TOC's . Yet with further industrial action , and the humiliation over ticket office closures new deals were made without anything having been put to members .
Or could vote against continuing industrial action
I dont just think that its just people in the industry represented by ASLEF who think that either , whilst disputes were settled with the RMT there are still strong feelings about the way the disputes were handled in bad faith by the RDG at the behest of the DFT .
Precisely this , if there was a significant pocket of ASLEF members unhappy with the current situation and wanted the deal put to a vote then they could move motions through their branches for a rule change / ballot .The union (following its democratically agreed constitution, fully supported by its membership) has already rejected it, so the ball has been firmly back in the government’s court for the last year.
Or could vote against continuing industrial action
This has been done to death ,but to reiterate I dont think anybody in ASLEF or the wider industry thinks that Labour are going to wave a magic wand and give everyone in the industry a 15% no strings pay rise . I think what is however anticipated is that a change of government may well provide a decent reset in industrial relations and hopefully a new approach that will allow the normal process of negotiation to resume .Let me guess. The impass will continue until the general election. Then you will all be hoping that a newly elected Labour government will come charging in and instantly offer ASLEF members a sweet deal to end the dispute...
I dont just think that its just people in the industry represented by ASLEF who think that either , whilst disputes were settled with the RMT there are still strong feelings about the way the disputes were handled in bad faith by the RDG at the behest of the DFT .
I thought ASLEF had a part time executive . Either way that is just a lazy cliche that we often see readers of the right wing press parroting out .Whom by the way don't lose anything during the dispute.
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