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RAIL union RMT celebrated victory today after accepting a pay deal with ScotRail that averted strike action hitting Scotland’s train services throughout the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow.
However, union leaders called on rail privateer Serco to improve its pay offer to Caledonian Sleeper workers so that separate strike action does not go ahead.
RMT representatives announced on Wednesday night that industrial action, which begun on Scotland’s train operator in March, had been called off after negotiations ended in an agreement.
EDDIE DEMPSEY explains why the RMT is calling for urgent action against assaults on staff and passengers on our public transport system
Our members face daily abuse, being spat at, sometimes even deadly assaults, and employers fail to take the issue seriously despite the increasing danger, writes RMT general secretary EDDIE DEMPSEY