Sunday rail services set to be halted
The train drivers’ union Aslef will ballot for strike action next month in protest at them having to work ten extra shifts a year each.
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Hide AdIf members vote in favour of action, it said, that would pose the possibility of drivers refusing to work Sunday shifts.
Aslef hopes the severity of the threat will be enough to force ScotRail back round the table and come up with a better solution for drivers.
The union’s officer for Scotland, Kevin Lindsay, said: “At the moment drivers are not volunteering to work additional Sundays.
“But if there was a ballot it would mean drivers not doing any shifts on a Sunday.
“It would see ScotRail shut down on a Sunday.”