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SCOTLAND’S railways could see industrial action next summer if Holyrood presses ahead with plans to merge British Transport Police (BTP) with Police Scotland, unions warned at the weekend.
The cross-party Smith Commission recommended BTP devolution in the wake of 2014’s No to independence.
But opponents fear it would risk passenger and worker safety by potentially taking transport officers away from their duties to bolster a struggling Police Scotland.
EDDIE DEMPSEY explains why the RMT is calling for urgent action against assaults on staff and passengers on our public transport system
On the eve of the 157th Trades Union Congress, MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, celebrates victory in his campaign to get dignity for drivers at work
