Crow welcomes deal as unions use Olympics to secure pay increases

May 11

Rail unions RMT and TSSA, have used the 2012 London Olympics as leverage to gain an inflation-busting pay and rewards package covering the next two years.

The package includes:

£500 additional money for working through the Olympics period

More than 10% pay increase on the basic rate over the next two years amounting to 5.2% this year and RPI plus 0.5% in 2012.

There has also been agreement of a disputes procedure throughout the Olympics period, which means no union member...