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The North of England's biggest train operator has angered unions by handing its managers £1,800 bonuses while refusing to give drivers a pay rise.
Publicly-owned Northern Trains says it has made the extra payment "in recognition of the significant contributions made in managing contingency planning and delivery of our business plan".
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But the move - which comes amid an ongoing industrial dispute which has seen local services decimated on strike days - has sparked anger among workers who say they have not had their pay increased since 2019.
An internal message by a senior manager - and seen by The Northern Agenda politics newsletter - says the payment recognises the "superb efforts" of frontline managers who have been "relentless, constantly scrutinised, working with ambiguity and keeping us safe and compliant".
Staff are also angry after learning that managers at Northern have been paid £250 a day extra to help keep trains running on strike days.
An Aslef spokesman said: "It is deeply disappointing, although not surprising, that Northern is rewarding managers who worked from home, by Zoom, throughout the pandemic, while refusing to give a pay rise to drivers and other frontline rail staff who put their lives at risk during the pandemic to keep other key workers, and goods and medicines, moving around the country, and who have not, now, had an increase in pay, despite the soaring cost of living, since 2019."
Across the North of England passengers have had to endure "unacceptable" train services in recent months due to the impact of sickness, training, industrial action and drivers refusing to work on their rest days as they
A cabin crew member who works for Dutch company KLM Airlines has shared a handful of helpful travel tips she's picked up during her job where she jets off around the world.
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