Aslef's leadership is recommending that union members accept the offer. General secretary Mick Whelan said: "We are pleased that after being treated with utter contempt for the last two years... we finally have a new government that listens and wants to make the railway work for staff, for passengers and for the taxpayer."
Treasury minister Darren Jones stated, "Resetting the relationship between government and public sector workers in this instance is a good deal for the taxpayer because we are preventing strikes from happening."
Bridget Phillipson highlighted on BBC Radio 4 that it's "important that we settle these disputes, and I'm glad that it sounds like we're going to be able to completely resolve this."
The Conservatives criticized the Labour government, arguing it "just caved to the unions" and indicated this could lead to higher fares or tax rises.
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