Rail managers at ScotRail have voted overwhelmingly in favor of strikes due to a row over on-call working conditions.
Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) members have supported the industrial action by 70 percent.
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TSSA general secretary Maryam Eslamdoust said: “Throughout this dispute ScotRail have dragged their feet.
“They agreed to a joint working group to discuss our members’ concerns in 2021, then refused to meet us for over a year.
“Now after 12 months of negotiations their ‘final’ on-call policy offer still fails to address a number of crucial issues including payment. Our members have had enough….
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“Our members don’t vote lightly for strike action, but ScotRail have acted in bad faith throughout the dispute and enough is enough.
“The ball is in ScotRail’s court now. If they want to avoid strike action they need to get back round the table with us and make an offer our members can accept.
“Otherwise we’ll see them on the picket line.”
