Rangers followers face journey chaos after Glasgow Subway staff voted for strike motion with a number of the walk-outs set to happen when the Ibrox facet are in motion at house.
Unite the union members voted by 99 per cent for strike motion on a turnout of 83 per cent and it set to severely affect on Rangers supporters making their solution to some sell-out fixtures subsequent month, together with the primary house league sport of the season in opposition to Kilmarnock on August 6 adopted by the Champions League third spherical qualifier second in opposition to Jupiler Professional League Belgian facet Union Saint-Gilloise three days later.
And additional 24-hour strikes will happen on August 13 and August 27 when Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s facet are in Scottish Premiership motion in opposition to St Johnstone and Ross County. 1000's of followers depend on the subway service to journey to Ibrox Stadium on a matchday.
The union says its members are more and more being requested to work shifts at quick discover, resulting in “vital” work-life pressures. Willie Thomson, Unite Industrial Officer, mentioned: “The strike poll is a final resort for a hardworking and constant workforce. Repeatedly the employees have gone above and past by preserving the subway working throughout Covid, and thru a time of serious workers pressures.
“Our members are offended in regards to the unfair responsibility rosters which have resulted in imposed shift modifications at quick discover. That is detrimental to our members’ work life steadiness. SPT must be in little question as to our members’ dedication to have these rosters modified.”
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