The planned strike which would have seen no trams running on Nottingham Express from this evening (Monday 22nd November) and throughout Tuesday 23rd November has been suspended. This will allow a fresh vote to take place amongst members of the GMB Union who had previously voted to take strike action over the pay offer made.
The latest offer would have amounted to an 11% pay rise over three years (3% backdated for 2020, 4% for 2021 and backdated to 1st June, 4% in June 2022) and was made after negotiations between the two sides last week. It was initially reported in a statement from Nottingham Express Transit that despite this offer the strike action would still be going ahead but it was announced earlier today (22nd November) that the strike was now suspended.
A spokesman from NET said: “We welcome the GMB’s decision to call off its planned strike action tomorrow (Tuesday, November 23) and hope that its members will now accept our improved pay offer of 11% by June 2022. This proposed agreement represents a significant investment in the NET team as we welcome customers back following the coronavirus pandemic, and is a recognition of all the hard work of our colleagues. Over the next few days, we will be communicating details of the offer with members of the team and are ready to answer any further questions they may have.”
As a result of the suspension of the strike a normal service will run on NET during late evening on Monday 22nd November and on Tuesday 23rd November.