RMT climb down on Central Trains
By a Central Trains driver RMT rail union reps on Central Trains decided in the first week of March to “suspend” industrial action by guards over the company's new computerised rostering system, Crewplan. Last week a deal was reached at ACAS under which Central Trains undertook to look into local problems under Crewplan, depot by depot. Union reps on the Company Council now have three weeks to visit depots and collate grievances, and then there will be negotiations on them through a joint working party consisting of reps and managers.. This cannot be considered a victory, since Central Trains...