UNIPART RAIL WORKERS TAKE ACTION

Engineers, clerical staff and production operatives working for Unipart Rail in Crewe took strike action recently in a row over pay.

RMT members were offered a derisory 4.75 per cent which they flatly rejected. However, Unipart bosses failed to send management representatives to meet with the union, demonstrating their contempt for the collective bargaining process.

It was the second day of strike action Unipart rail workers have taken following a 24-hour stoppage the previous week. Unipart Group scored a 27.1 percent increase in profits for 2022 financial year.

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said that Unipart Rail was behaving so arrogantly by not even attempting to negotiate a way through this dispute with the union.

"Unipart workers do a vital job in Crewe and need a pay rise that reflects the continuing cost of living crisis.

"The current offer is an insult particularly when you consider the increased profits within the Unipart Group.

"Our industrial campaign will continue until our members achieve a negotiated settlement," he said.