THE disrupted timetable between Alloa and Glasgow looks set to continue after the train drivers’ union rejected the latest pay offer from ScotRail.
As reported in last week’s Advertiser, ScotRail announced a temporary timetable would come into force on Monday, May 23, severely reducing the availability of train services between Alloa and Glasgow.
The changes were announced as a long-running overtime dispute continues and, currently, the last train from Glasgow back to Alloa will now be at 7.49pm rather than 11.22pm.
That timetable will continue for the timebeing after ASLEF, the Train Drivers Union, rejected ScotRail’s latest pay offer.
A 4.2 per cent was offered at the end of last week’s talks between the union and ScotRail but today, Wednesday, June 1, ASLEF's executive committee rejected the offer and the union will now proceed to a ballot for industrial action if ScotRail refuse to engage in further talks.
Kevin Lindsay, ASLEF Scottish Organiser, said: “ASLEF wants to negotiate a fair deal for our members.
"We are once again calling on ScotRail to return to the talks so we can negotiate a fair pay offer that we can put to our members.”
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