Sunday Strikes: ScotRail issue warning to customers over cancellations

It comes after we reported on Friday that ticket examiners would join conductors on strike over pay disputes.

We’re advising customers that most ScotRail services are cancelled today, 2 May, because of strike action by the RMT during the COVID-19 pandemic over calls for a 50% increase in overtime payments for no additional hours worked.

— ScotRail (@ScotRail) May 2, 2021

Workers in both roles are involved in the strike action by rail union RMT over calls for a 50% increase in overtime payments for no additional hours worked. 

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Mick Cash, RMT General Secretary, said: "Ticket examiners and conductors are solidly supporting the strike action today and we continue to wait for a positive response from ScotRail operator Abellio to our repeated call for talks aimed at resolving this long-running dispute. 

"It must be crystal clear to Abellio and Transport Scotland by now that this fight for basic equality and justice is not going away. RMT remains available for talks."

The strike action will go on for six consecutive Sundays beginning today.

Glasgow services running today:

• Glasgow - Ayr (every hour until 7pm)
• Glasgow - Largs (every hour until 7.40pm) 
• Glasgow - Wemyss Bay (every hour until 6.50pm)
• Glasgow - Gourock (every hour until 6.20pm then 7.21pm)