Southern Railway staff have voted overwhelmingly in favour of accepting the company’s Olympic pay package.
The deal will see all staff receiving a basic payment of £300, with an additional £28 per day available for rest day and Sunday working and £50 for additional late night turns.
Rail union RMT believes the agreement will ratchet up the pressure on South West Trains, Greater Anglia and First Great Western, where RMT is balloting for action.
RMT general secretary Bob Crow said: “RMT is delighted that we have been able to secure a fair Olympics deal on Southern trains which recognises the additional pressures on staff throughout the games period.
“This agreement shines the spotlight on South West trains, Greater Anglia and First Great Western where the companies are still refusing to play fair.
“We cannot have a situation where some rail staff are being properly rewarded for Olympics working and others are being dealt a slap round the face and we would hope that those companies, where we are in dispute, will see the sense in concluding agreements that are fair and sensible.”
