Rail strikes: RMT boss Mick Lynch hoping for 'compromise' in next week as fresh talks open
A union boss has raised hopes that future rail strikes in Scotland could be averted as he suggested a deal in the dispute over pay could be reached "in the next week or so".
He said: "We know that the public will be upset and even angry about the disruption. Some of that anger should be put towards the Government and the companies, we believe. RMT members will take industrial action today and tomorrow, then on Christmas Eve to December 27. There are further planned strikes for January 3 and 4 and from January 6 and 7.
"So we need some compromise on some of the conditions they're putting on the offer and we'll need an improvement in the pay offer. That is achievable, in my view."
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