National Rail union members are striking again for a second day affecting droves of commuters in and around Glasgow. It comes as this wave of industrial action is thought to be the biggest since 1989.
Tuesday marked the first day of strikes as 40,000 staged a walk out. The dispute is over pay, working conditions and pensions, involving railway staff at Network Rail and 13 train-operating firms.
ScotRail is not included but their services rely on Network Rail signallers. This has led to mass travel disruption around Scotland with only five services running through the central belt.
ScotRail are already running with a temporary timetable due to a shortage of drivers. On days where there are strikes the last trains running from Glasgow to Edinburgh and Lanarkshire leave before 6.30pm.
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When will the train strike end?
The last day of strike action planned is on Saturday, June 25. Discussions are continuing but the RMT union warn that further disruption could happen if a deal is not met. The union is asking for a seven percent pay rise. RMT's General Secretary Mike Lynch told Sky News that the strike on Saturday is expected to go ahead.
He said: “It’s a tough job. It will take a lot of progress to get that strike off.
"I can’t see that happening today from where I am, but we will work constructively with the companies.”
Travellers are warned that there will be a knock-on-effect after the June 25 as railways open up again. Those wishing to travel by train should expect disruption and delays.
Could more strikes happen?
More strikes could be on the cards over summer and RMT warn further industrial action could be taken in autumn. The Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) said passengers could face a “fast-approaching summer of discontent" after it served TransPennine Express a notice to ballot dozens of members for strike action due to dispute over pay, working conditions and job security.
The earliest strike action would take place on July 27.
TSSA general secretary Manuel Cortes said: “The Department for Transport should either give TransPennine and other companies the signal to make us a reasonable offer, or ministers should come to the negotiating table and speak to us directly. The alternative is a fast-approaching summer of discontent across our rail network.”
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Meanwhile, Mr Lynch told the i, that other unions are asking their members if they want to strike.
He said: “The TSSA [union], which represents about 6,000 Network Rail staff is balloting, Aslef, which along with us organises train drivers has about six or seven ballots being returned on July 11 – just a few weeks away. If there’s no settlement I can only see this escalating.”
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