RMT to hold strike ballots in Scotland over pay row

The RMT is holding strike ballots of its members on ScotRail and Caledonian Sleeper, after the union had rejected a pay offer as ‘derisory’. ASLEF has already warned ScotRail that it is seeking the authority of its Executive Committee for a similar ballot, again after pay talks broke down. ScotRail is struggling with a shortage of drivers and has axed an estimated 600 trains from its timetables each day because it says not enough drivers are volunteering for overtime and rest day working.