Lanarkshire commuters will be hit by further disruption as strike action by rail workers is set to go ahead tomorrow (Saturday).
The RMT’s Company Council and National Executive Committee (NEC) rejected ScotRail’s latest improved offer.
Now ScotRail is reminding customers that its services will face widespread disruption when the train operator’s members of the RMT trade union take part in a day of strike action.
In Lanarkshire a limited service between 7.30am and 6.30pm will operate on the Glasgow Central – Lanark (hourly service) and the Glasgow Central – Larkhall lines (hourly service) only.
More than 2000 ScotRail employees are members of the RMT, including in roles such as conductors, ticket examiners, hospitality, station staff (including train dispatch), engineering depot staff, train presentation, supervisors, resource co-ordinators, and CCTV operators – though not all employees in these roles are trade union members.
ScotRail say the latest offer would have seen the lowest paid staff receive a basic pay increase of almost 7.5 per cent.
They proposed consolidating the one-off technology payment into basic pay on top of the five per cent already offered, and this was worth £500 per member for all general grade staff (pro-rata).
This would have meant an improvement on the previous offer of a five per cent increase in basic pay.
The improved element of the offer was conditional on the suspension of this weekend’s strike action by the RMT, and the offer being put to the union’s members.
But ScotRail say given the RMT’s refusal to do either of those things, the improved element of the offer has been withdrawn.
ScotRail members of the RMT’s general grades are also currently taking part in an overtime and rest day working ban as part of action short of a strike.
This has seen some daily cancellations across the ScotRail network since Friday, October 14, as the train operator requires rest day working and overtime while recruitment continues.
More information on the impact of strike action to ScotRail services, including ScotRail’s refund policy, can be found on the ScotRail website.
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