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The Independent UK
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David Lynch

Scottish Government ‘caved in’ to rail union demands – UK Transport Secretary

PA Wire

The Scottish Government was able to resolve a union dispute with rail workers because it “caved in”, the Transport Secretary has claimed.

Mark Harper said the government in Edinburgh had not offered value to taxpayers when it agreed to demands from the rail unions for a pay rise.

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