UK strikes: permission to make an offer

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Signals over UK main line railway tracks Network Rail

It could be the breakthrough that the British nation has been waiting for. The recently appointed UK Transport Secretary, Mark Harper, has done what none of his short-tenured predecessors have done, and has opened the door for the railway employers to make a new offer to the rail unions. There is hope this could be the shift that breaks the deadlock across the negotiating table. The move comes after a full week of talks between the Rail Delivery Group, which represents the operating employers in the industry, and the main rail unions, who represent more than 60,000 rail professionals.

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Author: Simon Walton

Simon Walton is UK correspondent for RailTech.com and Railfreight.com

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