Hucknall: Planned strike action on Nottingham tram network suspended

Hucknall tram passengers will not face disruption and inconvenience tomorrow (Tuesday 23 November) after the workers' union GMB announced it had suspended planned strike action.

The union are currently embroiled in a dispute over pay with NET, the company that operates the trams.

As a result, they had been due to strike for 24 hours tomorrow.

This would have been the second strike this month, after the 24 hour strike that took place on Saturday 6 November.

However, a development in negotiations has caused GMB to suspend the action meaning that services will run as normal tomorrow.

A statement from the union said: "GMB members working on Nottingham's tram network have today announced that their planned strike action for Tuesday 23rd November will be suspended.

"This is due to a new pay offer presented by the company.

"Members of GMB union will now be balloted on the offer, before planning continues on further industrial action."

A NET spokesman said: "We welcome the GMB's decision to call off its planned strike action tomorrow (Tuesday, November 23) and hope that its members will now accept our improved pay offer of 11% by June 2022.

"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.

"Over the next few days, we will be communicating details of the offer with members of the team and are ready to answer any further questions they may have."