 A previous 48-hour strike led to widespread disruption |
A mass meeting of Scottish signal workers is taking place in Glasgow over a dispute with Network Rail about the implementation of the 35-hour week. The RMT's executive committee is due to meet on Thursday amid hopes that strike action planned for Friday could be called off.
Local RMT union negotiators reached a settlement with management on Monday.
RMT general secretary Bob Crow warned that if local talks next week break down, then strikes could be back on.
He warned that these could hit the Easter weekend.
Mr Crow is attending the meeting in Glasgow on Wednesday evening.
He said he believes that when the union's executive commitee hears the detail of the agreement reached with Network Rail, they will suspend the strike action.
Skeleton services
That meeting will take place in London at 1000 GMT on Thursday.
Last week, a 48-hour strike by signal staff caused inconvenience to tens of thousands of rail passengers in Scotland.
Skeleton services were concentrated on the most popular commuter routes in the central belt, but there was no train service at all north of Stirling.
After almost six hours of talks on Monday, Scottish union officials and Network Rail said they had reached agreement on the matter in dispute, how the 35-hour working week would be implemented.
The Scottish officials are recommending the suspension of the four days of strike action this week and next.
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