A UNION has ended its dispute with ScotRail and will no longer take part in industrial action after accepting a pay deal.
The TSSA represents managers in the conductor and revenue teams at Scotland’s train operator.
The union said its members have voted to accept an improved pay offer.
Scotland’s railways have been crippled for months by strikes, with most Sunday services cancelled.
The RMT union currently plans to strike during the COP26 climate conference being staged in Glasgow.
In September it launched a campaign with TSSA, Aslef and Unite to “save” the railway, protesting outside Bute House, the official residence of the First Minister in Edinburgh.
TSSA said it has now accepted an offer that amounts to a 2.5% pay increase backdated to April 1, 2021, and a 2.2% increase effective from April 1, 2022.
There will also be a one-off £300 payment for staff working during COP26.
Its members will cease industrial action from 23.59pm on Sunday.
TSSA general secretary Manuel Cortes said: “The overwhelming majority of our members voted to accept the offer and we have written to the company to accept it.
It comes as Stagecoach West Scotland welcomed positive talks with trade union Unite on a pay deal covering employees in Ayr, Kilmarnock, Ardrossan, Dumfries, Stranraer and Arran.
New pay proposals put forward by Stagecoach are to be voted on by employees on Monday with a strong union recommendation to accept. Unite have asked Stagecoach to look at a two-year deal, rather than their previous ask of a one-year deal and an offer has been made that meets these expectations.
Meanwhile, more than 1000 First Bus drivers are to vote on strike action over a pay row during COP26.
A total of 1300 employees have been invited to take industrial action after an “unacceptable” pay rise offer from the employer.
The ballot is expected to open on November 1 and close on November 15.
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