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ANALYSIS has revealed that the millions of pounds in fees handed to train operators by the Scottish government could have funded a pay award for striking ScotRail and Caledonian Sleeper workers.
The RMT union said the findings showed that there was no justification for SNP ministers’ continuing refusal to fund a wage rise for ScotRail and Serco Caledonian Sleeper workers.
Abellio and Serco were paid £9.3m for their initial six-month Covid-19 emergency measures agreement (EMA), under which the Scottish government has been managing the franchises since the start of the pandemic in March last year.
By making it simpler to support workers in struggle, Strike Map’s new Solidarity Fund aims to strengthen strikes when they need it most, write ROBERT POOLE and HENRY FOWLER
Years of underfunding are eroding Scotland’s local services and deepening inequality in communities, says VINCE MILLS
Cuts are sweeping campuses as cash-strapped universities slash staff and politicians fail to act on a growing funding emergency. VINCE MILLS reports
EDDIE DEMPSEY explains why the RMT is calling for urgent action against assaults on staff and passengers on our public transport system