There will be “absolute havoc” on Scotland’s railways this Christmas due to weekly walkouts, a union has threatened, unless its pay demands are met.
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union are considering plans to strike each Friday and Saturday in the run up to 25 December, including Christmas Eve, as it battles to win higher wages from newly nationalised ScotRail.
Mick Hogg, RMT’s regional organiser, said a resolution needed to be found in the dispute but warned “if no solution is found soon it’ll be absolute carnage, absolute carnage in Scotland’s railway”.