RMT members at Scottish ferry operator Caledonian MacBrayne will strike for 12 hours on March 23 to defend jobs, pay, conditions and pensions.
Members voted by two to one (155 (66%) in favour, and 81 (34%) against) for strike action after the company failed to provide assurances that there would be no compulsory redundancies and no worsening of pensions, pay and conditions for its present or future workforce.
“After consulting our port committee today we will be serving notice on Caledonian MacBrayne that our members will strike for 12 hours from midday on Wednesday, March 23,” said RMT general secretary Bob Crow.
CalMac was recently saved from privatisation following a concerted campaign by the union.
The strike coincides with other public sector unions' action in defence of pensions, helping to make it the most united, cross-union industrial action we have seen in a generation. However, the union has as yet given no indication of follow-up action.
