CalMac strike threat averted after pay talks

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The threat of strike action at Caledonian MacBrayne ferries has been averted after union members accepted a revised pay offer.

Mick Cash, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union, said "significant progress" had been made in talks with the operator.

CalMac's £900m Scottish government contract to run Clyde and Hebridies ferry services for the next eight years starts on Saturday.

The company welcomed the pay decision.