Scotrail

ScotRail deal accepted

RMT members on ScotRail have voted by a 67.7 per cent majority to accept a new settlement on terms and conditions. The deal comprises a five per cent pay increase, plus an additional payment of £750. The minimum rate of pay has been increased to £10.50 per hour, and ScotRail has extended a no...

ScotRail deal: vote no!

Off the Rails encourages readers at ScotRail to vote no in the current referendum on the company's new offer.

The company says its pay offer represents an increase of between 7.5 and 8.5 per cent, depending on grade. This is made up of a 5 percent increase plus a £750 lump sum. Although their...

Scotrail Votes No!

Scotrail RMT members have voted down the company’s offer by 866 votes to 580.

The union’s leadership recommended rejection, but seemed a bit equivocal. There wasn’t a massive amount of campaigning either way. But with a lot of bothy talk, members swung to opposing the offer.

Workers were...

Aslef drivers vote for strikes: now name coordinated action!

It’s great to see Aslef drivers at Chiltern, Great Western Railway, LNER, London Overground, Northern, Southeastern, TransPennine and West Midlands and have voted for strikes.

Overall drivers voted for strikes by a 9-1 majority, with turnouts as high as 92% . It’s a spectacular set of results from...

Don't let 5% become the norm: fight for above inflation rises!

Aslef drivers on ScotRail have voted to accept a pay deal including a 5% increase, and various improvements on other issues such as rest day working, instructor pay, and maternity pay. The deal also includes a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies for five years. There’s also a longer term...

Don't settle for pay cuts!

A train driver on a mainline TOC reports from their depot.


The upcoming strikes are the hottest topic of conversation inside and outside the messroom at my depot. Why so many days at the start? Why are ASLEF dragging their feet? Do I have to cross the picket line?

In my experience at the start of...

Reviewing the ScotRail dispute

In this contribution, an RMT rep looks back on the recent ScotRail dispute. We welcome additional contributions to the discussion.


When its AGM unanimously accepted a drastically improved pay offer from ScotRail on the eve of COP26, it came as the first major victory RMT's efforts to bust the...

Build on Scotrail Win: Step Up Strikes!

ScotRail workers have seen off an attempt by their employer to attack working conditions, and have broken the pay freeze that the government and employers were determined to impose on us. But Scotrail workers will face new battles in the new year. It is essential that we build on the momentum of...

More Views on Scotrail Deal

“Personally, I think it’s an acceptable offer.
It’s appalling that it took the threat of disruption during COP26 to even get Abellio round the table, and a management-produced Q&A document encouraging workers to break a strike in return for a pay rise was shameful. Aside from a few colleagues who...

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