Nottingham tram strike called off in pay dispute

Tram staff in Nottingham have called off a planned strike in a dispute over pay.

A second 24-hour strike was scheduled for Tuesday, but now tram operators Nottingham Express Transit (NET) has offered an 11% pay rise by June 2022.

Members of GMB union, which represents the workers, will now be balloted on the fresh offer, with industrial action suspended in the mean time.

NET said it hoped staff would accept this new deal.

Members of the union stopped work on 6 November, bringing services around the city to a standstill.

A NET spokesman said: "We welcome the GMB's decision to call off its planned strike action.

"This proposed agreement represents a significant investment in the NET team as we welcome customers back following the coronavirus pandemic, and is a recognition of all the hard work of our colleagues."

The operator previously said it had offered a pay increase of 3% for last year and a further 3% for this year, or the level of inflation if it was higher.

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