Strike ballot called over Sleeper train defects [Scotsman]
Date: 12/11/2015
Caledonian Sleeper staff are to be balloted for industrial action over potentially dangerous defects with the ageing trains, the Rail Maritime and Transport union (RMT) announced today. The move follows growing discontent among the 100-strong workforce at faults which the union claimed included smoke alarms, lighting and toilets not working. There have also been problems with lack of hot water. RMT Scotland regional organiser Gordon Martin said there were currently more than 200 defects with the trains, which had led to whole carriages being closed on some services. Some coaches in the Sleeper fleet, which is due for replacement in 2018, date back more than 40 years. [From Colin McDonald]
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Caledonian Sleeper staff are to be balloted for industrial action over “potentially dangerous” defects with the ageing trains.
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