Glasgow subway staff to walk out on strike during concert days
The strikes – due to take place to take place on 21, 25, 27 and 28 June – will mean standstill for the underground and will mean the subway system will be closed as music fans head to a series of planned concerts in the South side of the city.
Unite said that the Punk All Dayer festival featuring the Sex Pistols along with the Sting, Simple Minds and the Stereophonics gigs being held as part of the summer sessions at Bellahouston Park will all be affected.
A continuous overtime ban will also be in place from 13 June.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: 'Unite's Glasgow subway members membership feel totally devalued and ignored.
'We will not tolerate our members being exhausted and underpaid. The subway system is running on empty.
'SPT has had every opportunity to resolve the chronic issues that have resulted in this dispute but have chosen not to act.'
Sharon Graham (Image: Jacob King/PA Wire) The dispute centres on the working conditions of the SPT workers, as Unite claims the subway system is 'struggling' to operate due to chronic understaffing.
The union said that train drivers and station staff are routinely working up to 10 hours beyond contracted hours (39 hours) to keep the system operating without any improvements to the shift, overtime, and weekend allowances.
Unite members are repeatedly called in to work shifts at short notice leading to significant work-life pressures.
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Unite has warned that unless there are improvements to the working conditions of the SPT members then strike action could escalate over the summer months.
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