Train drivers’ strike will cripple services as union leaders warn of escalation
2 years ago

Train drivers’ strike will cripple services as union leaders warn of escalation

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. Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan told the PA news agency it was “inevitable” that further strikes will be held unless there is a breakthrough to the long running row. “We are always happy to negotiate – we never refuse to sit down at the table and talk – but these companies have offered us nothing, and that is unacceptable.” Among the operators which will run no trains all day on Thursday are Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, Northern, Southern, Southeastern, Thameslink and TransPennine Express. Companies affected by the strike are Avanti West Coast; Chiltern Railways; CrossCountry; East Midlands Railway; Great Western Railway; Greater Anglia; GTR Great Northern Thameslink; London North Eastern Railway; Northern Trains; Southeastern; Southern/Gatwick Express; South Western Railway ; SWR Island Line; TransPennine Express; and West Midlands Trains. But while your ministers continue to refuse point blank to discuss improving wages, there can be no resolution TUC leader Paul Nowak “Every month experienced employees are quitting, with one in three public service staff now taking steps to leave their professions or actively considering it.

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