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Analysis reveals ‘millions’ in fees paid to train operators could have funded pay award for striking rail workers
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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