Analysis reveals ‘millions’ in fees paid to train operators could have funded pay award for striking rail workers
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ANALYSIS has revealed that the millions of pounds in fees handed to train operators by the Scottish government could have funded a pay award for striking ScotRail and Caledonian Sleeper workers.
The RMT union said the findings showed that there was no justification for SNP ministers’ continuing refusal to fund a wage rise for ScotRail and Serco Caledonian Sleeper workers.
Abellio and Serco were paid £9.3m for their initial six-month Covid-19 emergency measures agreement (EMA), under which the Scottish government has been managing the franchises since the start of the pandemic in March last year.
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