After the latest ballot of the RMT shows almost 40% would accept the deal on the table, Mark Harper urges unions to 'think again' over their industrial action.
Speaking to Sky News, Mr Harper said the government has"got to be fair to the taxpayer", adding:"There isn't a bottomless pit of money to go into the rail industry."
But Mr Lynch said the offer included too many of the union's"red lines", including taking guards off trains and closing ticket offices. "We don't do that to the employers. We don't demand things that they can never give us. We only request the things that are capable of being delivered. "They are making enemies of working people. They make enemies of trade unions and they're making enemies of the public.
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