The second largest rail union in the UK is calling for 7,000 Network Rail workers to vote in favour of industrial action. The Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association is seeking to dissuade network rail from introducing a two-tier pension scheme, and may face strike action.
Other unions have called strike ballots, and the TSSA ballot will include station manager and supervisors. The general secretary of the union, Gerry Doherty, reportedly commented:
"Network Rail is effectively trying to introduce a two-tier pension scheme . They are asking older staff who used to be with British Rail to pay more to ensure that their present final salary scheme continues. But new recruits are banned from the scheme for five years and are then being offered inferior benefits to long-serving staff. It is unfair and we will not accept it."
The demise of final salary pension schemes has occurred all over the private sector, with final salary pensions being scrapped by many companies.
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