LNER train strikes: Everything you need to know about the upcoming industrial action
4 months, 2 weeks ago

LNER train strikes: Everything you need to know about the upcoming industrial action

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Train drivers belonging to the Aslef union and working for LNER will resume strike action on 31 August – and continue for 11 weekends, up to and including 10 January. Nigel Roebuck, Aslef’s full-time officer in northeast England, who leads on negotiations with LNER, says: “LNER does not employ enough drivers to deliver the services it has promised passengers, and the government, it will run. “This dispute started nigh-on two years ago with our members complaining about consistently being badgered for ‘favours’ by managers outside of rostering agreements.” The union is also unhappy about driver-managers covering “service gaps”. LNER is expected to run about one-third of its normal services – the vast majority on the core line from London King’s Cross to York, Newcastle and Edinburgh.

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Avanti West Coast workers to strike over New Year after latest deal rejected
4 weeks ago

Avanti West Coast workers to strike over New Year after latest deal rejected

The Independent  

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Two-year standoff over rail strikes in England comes to an end as train drivers accept pay deal
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Two-year standoff over rail strikes in England comes to an end as train drivers accept pay deal

The Independent  

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LNER train drivers call off 20 days of strikes after successful talks
4 months, 2 weeks ago

LNER train drivers call off 20 days of strikes after successful talks

The Independent  

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Train strikes: Dates and lines affected for August and September
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Train strikes: Dates and lines affected for August and September

The Telegraph  

Families are facing end-of-summer travel misery after train drivers and border force workers announced a new wave of strikes. Aslef said the issue was “entirely separate” from the national pay dispute which has seen drivers offered a 14pc pay rise over three years. Kate Nicholls, chief executive of UKHospitality, said: “Yet another set of strikes will be incredibly frustrating for …

Former Tory rail minister admits failure on reform – and praises train staff and unions
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Former Tory rail minister admits failure on reform – and praises train staff and unions

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The last Tory rail minister has made a surprise intervention in the row over train driver …

LNER train strikes: Aslef says staff morale is ‘in the gutter’ over ‘toxic’ dispute
4 months, 4 weeks ago

LNER train strikes: Aslef says staff morale is ‘in the gutter’ over ‘toxic’ dispute

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Aslef’s chief negotiator has insisted the train drivers’ union is prioritising its members, whose “morale is …

LNER bumper weekend strikes announced less than 48 hours after train union agreement
4 months, 4 weeks ago

LNER bumper weekend strikes announced less than 48 hours after train union agreement

The Independent  

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Train strikes return less than 48 hours after government offers pay deal
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Train strikes return less than 48 hours after government offers pay deal

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Commuters face three more months of train strikes as the drivers’ union Aslef announced further walkouts …

Public sector strikes threaten to spiral out of control
5 months ago

Public sector strikes threaten to spiral out of control

The Telegraph  

Public sector strikes threatened to spiral out of control after train drivers and border guards announced new walkouts on Friday. Aslef announced the strike just 48 hours after securing an almost 15 per cent pay rise for drivers, spread across three years, to end a separate dispute. Earlier this month, Sir Keir Starmer’s Government also gave a 22 per cent …

Train strikes: Drivers across rail companies to stage fresh strikes in May, Aslef announces
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Train strikes: Drivers across rail companies to stage fresh strikes in May, Aslef announces

The Independent  

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Train strikes grind Britain to a halt with four days of chaos (AGAIN): How Aslef walkout will affect YOU with 16 operators cancelling services from tomorrow - and 'little to no' Tube service next week
9 months, 1 week ago

Train strikes grind Britain to a halt with four days of chaos (AGAIN): How Aslef walkout will affect YOU with 16 operators cancelling services from tomorrow - and 'little to no' Tube service next week

Daily Mail  

Rail passengers face four days of chaos amid fresh disruption to train services because of strikes and an overtime ban by drivers in a long-running pay dispute. Here is where the strikes will take place: FRIDAY, APRIL 5: Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway and West Midlands Trains SATURDAY, APRIL 6: Chiltern Railways, Great Western Railway, LNER, Northern and …

Train drivers to stage more strikes amid long-running pay dispute
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Train drivers to stage more strikes amid long-running pay dispute

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. London Waterloo during Aslef’s previous strike in January 2024 Aslef have said that train drivers have not had a pay …

More train strikes announced for March on LNER and Northern services as Aslef drivers walk out
11 months ago

More train strikes announced for March on LNER and Northern services as Aslef drivers walk out

The Independent  

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Train strike 2024: All you need to know about disruption in February and March
11 months, 1 week ago

Train strike 2024: All you need to know about disruption in February and March

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. They are: Intercity operators: Avanti West Coast CrossCountry East Midlands Railway Great Western Railway LNER TransPennine Express Southeast England commuter …

LNER train drivers to strike for five days in pay dispute
11 months, 4 weeks ago

LNER train drivers to strike for five days in pay dispute

The Independent  

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January and February rail strikes: Nationwide train disruption on its way as Aslef plan weeks of walk-outs
1 year ago

January and February rail strikes: Nationwide train disruption on its way as Aslef plan weeks of walk-outs

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nationwide rail strikes have entered their third year, with a series of “rolling” walk-outs planned to …

Fresh wave of train strikes: More travel chaos expected as union Aslef announce workers will walk out from the end of January and enforce an overtime ban in long-running pay row
1 year ago

Fresh wave of train strikes: More travel chaos expected as union Aslef announce workers will walk out from the end of January and enforce an overtime ban in long-running pay row

Daily Mail  

Britain's rail network will be crippled by strikes once again later this month after train drivers announced they would stage a series of fresh strikes and an overtime ban. 'No trains' signs at the closed Kettering station during an Aslef strike on December 2, 2023 An almost empty concourse at London Euston during an Aslef strike on October 4 last …

Train strikes to wreck weekend: Travel chaos set for thousands TODAY as East Midlands Railway cancels ALL services and LNER runs reduced timetable... before walkouts at six rail firms tomorrow
1 year, 1 month ago

Train strikes to wreck weekend: Travel chaos set for thousands TODAY as East Midlands Railway cancels ALL services and LNER runs reduced timetable... before walkouts at six rail firms tomorrow

Daily Mail  

The first action in a week of crippling rail strikes is kicking off today on major routes in England - with industrial action at two operators set to cause chaos for thousands of travellers on Saturday before walkouts at six more tomorrow. Members of train driver union Aslef at East Midlands Railway and LNER will walk out on Saturday in …

Train drivers vote to continue taking strike action for next six months
1 year, 1 month ago

Train drivers vote to continue taking strike action for next six months

The Independent  

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Fresh rail strikes in December as Aslef union members to walk out
1 year, 1 month ago

Fresh rail strikes in December as Aslef union members to walk out

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Sunday 3 December: Avanti West Coast, Chiltern, Great Northern, Thameslink and West Midlands Trains Monday 4 December: no strikes Tuesday …

Train drivers plan rolling one-day strikes across rail companies in December
1 year, 1 month ago

Train drivers plan rolling one-day strikes across rail companies in December

The Independent  

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Train strikes: Full list of dates in December 2023 and rail lines affected
1 year, 2 months ago

Train strikes: Full list of dates in December 2023 and rail lines affected

Sky News  

ASLEF's train drivers are to stage several strikes and overtime bans in December in their long-running dispute over pay. ASLEF says the new walkouts will "ratchet up the pressure" on train companies and the government to give train drivers their first pay rise in more than four years. Image: ASLEF general secretary Mick Whelan on a picket line at Euston …

Are there train strikes this week? Everything you need to know about October rail industrial action
1 year, 3 months ago

Are there train strikes this week? Everything you need to know about October rail industrial action

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The train drivers’ union, Aslef, has embarked on the latest round of industrial action in its …

Train drivers’ strike to coincide with Tory annual conference
1 year, 4 months ago

Train drivers’ strike to coincide with Tory annual conference

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mick Whelan, general secretary of Aslef, said: “While we …

Aslef union train drivers to strike again over pay
1 year, 4 months ago

Aslef union train drivers to strike again over pay

The Independent  

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Saturday strikes announced in CrossCountry rail dispute
1 year, 4 months ago

Saturday strikes announced in CrossCountry rail dispute

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The union said proposals for staff in Edinburgh would see members becoming poorer, after …

Strike by train drivers causes travel disruption for rail passengers
1 year, 8 months ago

Strike by train drivers causes travel disruption for rail passengers

The Independent  

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February rail strikes: Are trains running today? Everything you need to know as unions walk out
1 year, 11 months ago

February rail strikes: Are trains running today? Everything you need to know as unions walk out

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The proposal is not and could not ever be acceptable.” The Rail Delivery Group, representing train operators, says: “The rail …

Aslef union train drivers announce two more strike dates
1 year, 11 months ago

Aslef union train drivers announce two more strike dates

The Independent  

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Britain’s rail network decimated as third consecutive train strike day of week begins
2 years ago

Britain’s rail network decimated as third consecutive train strike day of week begins

The Independent  

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Rail services to be crippled for a week as train drivers announce fresh strike
2 years ago

Rail services to be crippled for a week as train drivers announce fresh strike

The Independent  

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Rail workers walk off job to start month of UK strikes
2 years, 1 month ago

Rail workers walk off job to start month of UK strikes

Associated Press  

LONDON — Railroad workers across England walked off the job Tuesday, disrupting trains throughout the U.K. and starting what is expected to be a month of strikes by public service workers demanding higher pay as soaring inflation erodes living standards. The strikes come after unions rejected the latest offer on pay and working conditions from Network Rail, which runs the …

Train drivers to stage fresh strike in pay dispute
2 years, 2 months ago

Train drivers to stage fresh strike in pay dispute

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We want the companies – which are making huge …

Train strike: New date announced as drivers prepare to walk out in November
2 years, 2 months ago

Train strike: New date announced as drivers prepare to walk out in November

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A Department for Transport spokesperson said: “It’s disappointing Aslef has yet again chosen self-defeating strike action when our railway is …

UK Train Strikes And Energy Hikes Add To Week Of Economic Turmoil
2 years, 3 months ago

UK Train Strikes And Energy Hikes Add To Week Of Economic Turmoil

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING LONDON — Trains in Britain all but ground to a halt Saturday as coordinated strikes by rail workers added to a week of turmoil caused by soaring energy prices and unfunded tax cuts that roiled financial markets. “We need to get things done in this country more quickly,” Truss said in an unapologetic column for The Sun …

Further rail disruption expected as two days of strike action begin
2 years, 4 months ago

Further rail disruption expected as two days of strike action begin

The Independent  

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Just 1 in 5 trains to be left running as rail workers begin days of strikes
2 years, 4 months ago

Just 1 in 5 trains to be left running as rail workers begin days of strikes

The Independent  

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Manchester passengers brace for a weekend of disruption amid Avanti train cancellations
2 years, 5 months ago

Manchester passengers brace for a weekend of disruption amid Avanti train cancellations

The Independent  

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Britain faces fresh rail chaos tomorrow due to Aslef strikes
2 years, 5 months ago

Britain faces fresh rail chaos tomorrow due to Aslef strikes

Daily Mail  

Britain's 'Summer of discontent' will continue tomorrow with no trains running across large swathes of the country as drivers walk out in a row over pay - despite enjoying a median salary of £59,000. London North Eastern Railway No trains are running north from Edinburgh Waverley, while southbound trains are restricted to one every two hours. No trains are running …

Train strike dates announced across the UK
2 years, 6 months ago

Train strike dates announced across the UK

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A second UK-wide rail strike is set to take place on 30 July as train drivers …

What is each train operator planning for the rail strikes?
2 years, 6 months ago

What is each train operator planning for the rail strikes?

The Independent  

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