DEAL ON SCOTRAIL

RMT helpline 0800 376 3706 :: november/december 2021 :: RMTnews 7 After Scotrail workers voted by a massive 90 per cent in a re- ballot to continue their action for pay justice and equality, the company agreed a deal to end the dispute. The one year pay deal comprises of a 2.5 per cent pay increase backdated to April and a payment of £300 to all staff ensuring the COP26 climate change conference was not affected by the dispute. A three-hour book on allowance will also be applied to each rest day worked, applicable for 12 months from the date of this agreement. The talks also acknowledged the pressures on Scotland’s railway and it was agreed that by working together and exploring future productivity initiatives we will be able to build a sustainable future for ScotRail. RMT general secretary Mick Lynch welcomed the agreement between RMT and ScotRail and called on the Scottish government to settle the outstanding dispute on the Caledonian Sleeper. The union called on Scotland's political leadership to take responsibility and intervene as strike action continues on Caledonian Sleeper in an on-going fight for pay and workplace justice for Scotland's rail workers – staff at the sharp end of providing green transport alternatives. The union has confirmed that the most recent offer of 1.4 per cent from the company, way below both inflation and the deal agreed on Scotrail, had been overwhelmingly rejected by members. The union said that political pressure was instrumental in securing a settlement to the Scotrail pay dispute and the union was now seeking a similar intervention on the eve of the latest block of sleeper action. "After a settlement was brokered on Scotrail it is appalling that the similar calls for workplace justice on Scotland's sleeper service are being ignored and the workforce left out in the cold. “There is still time to come up with a fair pay settlement for this key group of Scotland's rail workers which would be an important statement of support for a group of staff providing green transport alternatives,” he said. PEOPLE'S SCOTRAIL: Unions and supporters launch a report calling for a People's Scotrail outside the Scottish parliament and to demand a commitment block proposed cuts to ScotRail services. The Scottish government manages the ScotRail franchise under its ongoing Emergency Measures Agreement and has the power to block the service cuts being proposed. DEAL ON SCOTRAIL Union calls on the Scottish government to settle the outstanding dispute on the Caledonian Sleeper PICKET: Caledonian Sleeper Glasgow Central picket line PEOPLE'S SCOTRAIL: Unions and supporters launch a report calling for a People's Scotrail outside the Scottish parliament and to demand a commitment block proposed cuts to ScotRail services. The Scottish government manages the ScotRail franchise under its ongoing Emergency Measures Agreement and has the power to block the service cuts being proposed.