CALMAC has welcomed the decision by unions to recommend to their members acceptance of a new negotiated pay offer.
Talks last Friday led to the RMT, Nautilus, Unite and the TSSA agreeing to accept the new offer from CalMac.
The ferry operator’s managing director, Martin Dorchester, said: ‘As a company we are just about to em bark on a new journey over the next eight years with the start of the next Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Service contract. We all needed to start this journey working together if we were to continue to deliver reliable services while introducing the innovative service improvements that everyone wants to see. I’m pleased after reaching mutual agreement we will now be able to do that.’