RMT 'considering' revised offer from rail chiefs

Britain's Rail Maritime and Transport union (RMT) is considering an “updated” offer from train companies in response to months of industrial action over jobs, pay and conditions.

The move by the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) follows weeks of unsuccessful talks in a bid to break the deadlock that has seen multiple strikes since last summer with the government refusing to negotiate directly with the union.

“We have received an updated offer from the RDG and our NEC (national executive committee) is considering its contents. No decision on any next steps has been taken,” the RMT said on Friday.

A spokesperson for the Rail Delivery Group said it had "put forward a fair revised offer which makes important clarifications and reassurances, in particular around job terms and conditions for our employees".

Reporting by Frank Prenesti for Sharecast.com