LONDON — Talks aimed at averting a rail strike in Scotland ended without success Tuesday night, but are to resume Thursday after the 24-hour job action over pay, a wire service reported.
The union Aslef said train drivers would go ahead with Wednesday’s strike, the latest of a series that has plagued the rail company. Strikes have been called in separate disputes in northern England and in and around London, making for sporadic disruption of services in the past two months.
The ScotRail drivers held a 24-hour strike last Friday causing cancellation of all the company’s services. Two more 24-hour strikes are planned for later in the month unless agreement is reached on Thursday between company managers and officials from Aslef and the Rail Maritime and Transport Union.
The two sides met for several hours Tuesday at the Glasgow offices of the conciliation service Acas. Little information was released about any progress at the talks.
The unions are seeking a substantial pay rise for their members at ScotRail who they say are among the lowest paid train drivers in the country.