ScotRail drivers accept pay offer
Aslef members voted by 75% in favour of a deal the union says is worth 6% from October.
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Your support makes all the difference.Train drivers in Scotland have voted overwhelmingly to accept a pay offer.
Aslef announced its members at ScotRail voted by 75% in favour of a deal the union said is worth 5% for 2023/24, backdated to April 1, with a further 1% increase from October.
Aslef’s Scottish organiser, Kevin Lindsay, said: “This is a resounding vote in favour of accepting the improved pay offer and it shows the importance of a positive approach to industrial relations.
“It is now high time that the Rail Delivery Group and the Tory Government do the same in England and negotiate respectfully and with a willingness to pay our members what they need and deserve.”