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Final Offer For Sold Networks

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Date / 19 April 2005

At last ditch talks today on pay and network sales NG Transco made an improved and final offer. This arose from very intensive negotiations with representatives of the sold networks following members’ rejection of the company’s previous position.

The new offer is:

* a 3.5% basic pay rise with effect from 1 July 2005 with no strings

* full flow-through of the 3.5% increase to standby retainer, callout on standby, callout not on standby, daily patterns payment or stagger, Christmas and New Year payments

* £750 cash lump sum for all industrials in the sold networks (this lump sum includes our claims for compensation, etc)

Although we were disappointed not to improve on the headline increase it is worth bearing in mind that this is above inflation and better than most pay deals at the moment.

Achieving flow-through and improving the lump sum means that we can now put this to the members.

The negotiating team asks you to recognise that this deal is the best that can be achieved through negotiation and rejection will mean strike action.

You will now be asked to vote on this improved package through your shop steward.

Brian Strutton
National Secretary

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