Commuters have been urged not to travel unless it's absolutely necessary as rail services look set to be crippled from tomorrow.
It comes as a Renfrewshire politician urged the Westminster government to "show some leadership" in a bid to sort out the critical issue and avoid the strikes "no one wants".
Neil Bibby says Tory ministers are dragging the country "back to the 1980s" as fears grow that they are set to preside over a summer of discontent, worsened by striking public sector workers as fury over the cost of living crisis rises.