Glasgow Subway workers to strike on day of Rangers' first home game of season at Ibrox

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Glasgow Subway workers are set to strike on the day of Rangers' first home game of the season. The strike will begin on the day the Gers take on Kilmarnock at Ibrox.

Action comes after 99 per cent of Unite members voted in favour of the walk-out over being called in to work shifts at short notice amid rota issues.

Each day of strike action is set to last 24 hours. Day one falls on Saturday August 6, sparking potential trouble for Rangers fans.

The other three dates are Tuesday August 9, Saturday August 13 and Saturday August 27, reports Glasgow Live. August 13 is also the penultimate day of Piping Live in the city centre while I Am A Raver is on at Classic Grand, located near St Enoch station.Culture vultures headed for Ando-Glaso Roma Cultural Festival on Sauchiehall Street or Refuweegee's We Belong to Glasgow event at Oran Mor in the west end by subway on August 27 may need to make alternative arrangements, too.Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) have enforced changes to duty schedules, sparking anger among workers who say it's been 'detrimental to work-life balance'.Discussions with SPT have 'failed to give members assurances over family responsibilities' according to Unite.The union represents over 200 members at SPT including train drivers and station staff, 83 per cent of them turned up for the ballot.