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'Our campaign of action continues,' RMT's Mick Lynch warns Scotrail after workers vote to continue strikes

SCOTRAIL workers stood strong today in their latest strike action against pay injustice in the week when conductors voted overwhelmingly to continue their fight. 

Rail union RMT members voted by a massive 80 per cent margin to continue their action in a re-ballot. 

Under the Tory anti-union laws, workers have to be balloted every six months ‎if they wish to continue an ongoing dispute.

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