300+ ScotRail workers' union, Unite, announces strike ballot due to unresolved pay dispute.

Unite, representing over 300 ScotRail workers, has announced a strike ballot over pay dispute. No formal pay offer has been received by the union's members, who include train cleaners, engineers, ticket agents, hospitality assistants, and conductors. The ballot will open on Wednesday and run until August 20. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said the union has no choice but to ballot its members across all grades as ScotRail has not made a formal pay offer.