offer from workers were given slightly revised offerfrom network rail, the headline pay rise and an offer was the same as the last one, really, it was 5% last year, 4% this year, but what they have done is backdated this year s pay rise to last october, meaning more cash up front, 0ctober, meaning more cash up front, basically, and a bigger lump sum, effectively. in the rmt says that for the lowest paid members, this would mean an uplift on salaries of “p would mean an uplift on salaries of up to 14.4%. they were other benefits in there as well like discounted travel. it doesn t mean that all strikes are off because this was an offer to the network rail members and not to those who work for the actual train operating companies. exactly 20 years ago today, us forces, with the uk and other allies, invaded iraq in order to oust the dictator saddam hussein. it was part of the us called its war on terror , begun by president george w bush in the wake of the 9 11 terrorist attack in 2001.
includes a pay rise of up to 14.4% for lowest paid staff. rmt members who work for ia other train operating companies are still due to walk out later this month. let s turn now to the global financial markets, which have reacted nervously to sunday night s emergency takeover of the swiss bank credit suisse. the bank was bought by its rival ubs after regulators worked around the clock to secure the takeover. along with the collapse of two smaller us banks, silicon valley and first republic, the problems confronting credit suisse had sparked fears over the global financial system, leading six central banks, including the us federal reserve and the bank of england, to announce new measures to keep cash flowing. let s speak now to david woo, former wall street strategist and imf economist who joins us
rail workers in the uk have accepted a new offer from network rail for better pay, jobs, and conditions. the deal includes wage rises of up to 14.4% for the lower paid staff. and 20 years since the us led coalition invaded iraq to topple dictator saddam hussein, we look at the legacy. the un secretary general antonio guterres has hailed a major new report on climate change as a survival guide for humanity. climate scientists from intergovernmental panel on climate change said clean energy and technology can be exploited to avoid the growing climate disaster. but they also warned a key global temperature goal will probably be missed.
the democratic unionist party will vote against the uk government s post brexit trading plans in the uk parliament. the party leader says he wants a re working of the windsor framework. rail workers in the uk have accepted a new offer from network rail for better pay, jobs and conditions. the deal includes wage rises of up to 14.4% for the lower paid staff. and 20 years since the us led coalition invaded iraq to topple dictator saddam hussein, we look at the legacy. the un secretary general antonio guterres has hailed a major new report on climate change as a survival guide for humanity. climate scientists from intergovernmental panel on climate change said clean energy
as soon as possible. members of the uk s largest transport union vote to accept a new offer on pay, jobs and conditions from network rail. the rmt union says the deal includes a pay rise of up to 14.4% for its lowest paid staff. it means they will not take part in any more strikes but rmt members who work for ia other train operating companies are still due to walk out later this month. the largest unionist party in northern ireland, the dup, says it won t support changes to the northern ireland protocol agreed between the uk government and the european commission. the party also won t re enter the power sharing agreement to restore the country s government until the protocol is removed. its leader, sirjeffrey donaldson, said he would continue to work with the government on outstanding issues . right, they is pick in little more detail on the northern ireland politics. tom, let s start with you. if you would be so kind, just give