Train drivers on line crippled by unofficial 'strikes' are paid £80,000 as unions demand more money
2 years, 4 months ago

Train drivers on line crippled by unofficial 'strikes' are paid £80,000 as unions demand more money

Daily Mail  

Train drivers on a major line being crippled by 'unofficial strike action' on average earn about £80,000 a year, it emerged yesterday. As few as four trains an hour started running on the West Coast Main Line, which connects London with the North and Scotland, under an emergency timetable yesterday. The daylong strike by train drivers represented by the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen was one of three such actions scheduled for August in the UK As few as four trains an hour started running on the West Coast Main Line, which connects London with the North and Scotland, under an emergency timetable yesterday. Operator Avanti West Coast normally runs up to seven an hour Mr Shapps said: 'It's completely outrageous. Aslef boss Mick Whelan has denied orchestrating an unofficial strike, calling Avanti bosses 'lying cheapskates' who did not employ enough drivers and over-relied on rest day working and overtime.

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Badenoch blames months of new train strikes on Labour’s pay rises for unions and says commuters will suffer
5 days, 9 hours ago

Badenoch blames months of new train strikes on Labour’s pay rises for unions and says commuters will suffer

The Independent  

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GWR explains why Sunday train cancellations will continue for ‘quite some time’
6 days, 15 hours ago

GWR explains why Sunday train cancellations will continue for ‘quite some time’

The Independent  

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Union calls off London Underground strikes
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Union calls off London Underground strikes

The Telegraph  

Planned strikes by London Underground workers in the RMT have been suspended, the union announced. Strikes by members of the drivers’ union Aslef next week and later in the month are still scheduled to go ahead. A letter from Aslef’s London organiser, Finn Brennan, sent to union members this week and seen by The Telegraph said: “There is nothing new …

LNER train drivers call off 20 days of strikes after successful talks
3 months, 3 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Tube drivers’ union threatens strike after rejecting £70,000 pay offer
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Tube drivers’ union threatens strike after rejecting £70,000 pay offer

The Telegraph  

Instructors are already paid just under £70,000, although they make up just 10 per cent of London Underground’s 3,300 drivers. A message from Mr Lynch to members on Thursday, seen by The Telegraph, said: “RMT is conducting separate ballots for TfL and LUL members over the failure to table a suitable pay offer for 2024 and the insistence from both …

Former Tory rail minister admits failure on reform – and praises train staff and unions
4 months 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 bumper weekend strikes announced less than 48 hours after train union agreement
4 months ago

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

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. Airline bosses may have expected the tide to change following the rail pay deal on Wednesday between the transport secretary, …

Train strikes return less than 48 hours after government offers pay deal
4 months, 1 week 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 …

Train drivers’ dispute likely to end after ‘no-strings’ pay offer
4 months, 1 week ago

Train drivers’ dispute likely to end after ‘no-strings’ pay offer

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 train drivers’ union, Aslef, is recommending acceptance of a “no-strings” pay deal that will see an immediate payment of …

Public sector strikes threaten to spiral out of control
4 months, 1 week 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 …

Pay offer for train drivers ‘will prevent strikes’, minister says
4 months, 1 week ago

Pay offer for train drivers ‘will prevent strikes’, minister says

The Independent  

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Train drivers offered bumper pay rise from Starmer to end strikes
4 months, 1 week ago

Train drivers offered bumper pay rise from Starmer to end strikes

The Telegraph  

Train drivers were offered a 14 per cent pay rise over three years on Wednesday night in an effort to bring an end to their crippling strikes. Under the latest bumper deal, train drivers have been handed two years’ worth of backdated pay rises which match the 9.7pc rate of inflation. ‘An end to this long-running dispute’ A deal would …

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

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

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 Fresh travel disruption will impact rail passengers in May as train drivers at rail companies across …

Train passengers warned of fresh travel chaos as drivers strike again
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Train passengers warned of fresh travel chaos as drivers strike again

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. Members of Aslef at 16 train operators will stage three one-day strikes across different train operating companies between April 5-8 …

London Underground drivers announce 24-hour strikes in April and May in latest blow for passengers amid long-running row over working hours
9 months ago

London Underground drivers announce 24-hour strikes in April and May in latest blow for passengers amid long-running row over working hours

Daily Mail  

London Underground drivers are to stage two 24-hour strikes in the latest blow for passengers amid a long-running row over terms and conditions. Finn Brennan, the union's organiser on the London Underground, said the company had failed to give assurances that changes to terms and conditions will not be imposed without agreement. File image of a closed tube station taken …

Train drivers at five operators vote to continue strike action for six months
10 months, 1 week ago

Train drivers at five operators vote to continue strike action for six months

The Independent  

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January and February rail strikes: Nationwide train disruption on its way as Aslef plan weeks of walk-outs
11 months, 1 week 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 …

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

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

The Independent  

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‘After 16 months, we’re in it for as long as it takes,’ says rail union boss as strikes resume
1 year ago

‘After 16 months, we’re in it for as long as it takes,’ says rail union boss as strikes resume

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 As train drivers prepare for the next round of industrial action in a long and bitter …

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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German union calls on train drivers to strike this week in a rancorous pay dispute
1 year, 1 month ago

German union calls on train drivers to strike this week in a rancorous pay dispute

Associated Press  

BERLIN — A labor union representing German train drivers said Tuesday that it’s calling its members out on a 20-hour strike later this week as a bitter round of pay negotiations with the country’s main rail operator gets under way. The GDL union called on drivers, guards and others with Germany’s state-owned railway operator Deutsche Bahn to walk off the …

The ‘laid back’ life of a £67k train driver – and how it compares to other jobs
1 year, 1 month ago

The ‘laid back’ life of a £67k train driver – and how it compares to other jobs

The Telegraph  

“Police detectives, school teachers, law graduates. I’ve seen them all applying to become train drivers because it’s an easier job for a much higher salary,” says ‘Dave’, an anonymous rail worker. “But people in other professions are paid far less to live with equivalent or greater stress and much more unpredictable challenges.” Dave is feeling candid in the wake of …

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, 2 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, 3 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 …

Rail strikes to cripple train services on Friday
1 year, 3 months ago

Rail strikes to cripple train services on Friday

The Independent  

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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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London Underground drivers announce July strike action
1 year, 5 months ago

London Underground drivers announce July strike action

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. Finn Brennan, Aslef’s full-time organiser on London Underground, said: …

Half a million workers to strike on UK Chancellor’s Budget Day
1 year, 9 months ago

Half a million workers to strike on UK Chancellor’s Budget Day

Live Mint  

About half a million British workers are striking on Wednesday as unions stage a mass walkout timed to disrupt Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt’s annual budget. “When the Chancellor leaves Downing Street to go to Parliament to deliver the budget, he will see picket lines outside the Cabinet Office and various government departments that are on strike,” said Mark …

How strikes will bring Britain to a standstill on February 1
1 year, 11 months ago

How strikes will bring Britain to a standstill on February 1

The Telegraph  

The biggest strike disruption so far is set to hit on Feb 1 after train drivers announced a walkout on the same day as teachers and civil servants. Bosses at the Trades Union Congress earmarked the date for coordinated national action to demonstrate their anger at the Government’s plans to introduce minimum service levels across key public sectors in a …

Government seeking to ‘destroy the railway’ says train drivers’ union boss
1 year, 11 months ago

Government seeking to ‘destroy the railway’ says train drivers’ union boss

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 As the latest strike by train drivers begins, the leader of their trade union, Aslef, has …

UK trains disrupted again as workers stage fresh strikes
1 year, 11 months ago

UK trains disrupted again as workers stage fresh strikes

Associated Press  

LONDON — Commuters returning to work on Tuesday after the Christmas break were advised not to travel as tens of thousands of British rail workers stage a fresh round of strikes that will disrupt services all week. Transport Secretary Mark Harper urged union leaders to come to the negotiating table and said the government has offered a “very fair pay …

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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Train strike announced by rail drivers after New Year
2 years ago

Train strike announced by rail drivers after New Year

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 fresh rail strike has been announced by train drivers at 15 companies several days after …

Rail workers walk off job to start month of UK strikes
2 years 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 …

UK Train Strikes And Energy Hikes Add To Week Of Economic Turmoil
2 years, 2 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 …

Passengers hit by rail strike face car hire bills soaring above £350 as 50,000 workers walk out
2 years, 2 months ago

Passengers hit by rail strike face car hire bills soaring above £350 as 50,000 workers walk out

Daily Mail  

Passengers were met with travel woe on Britain's rail networks today as unions kickstarted the biggest rail strike in decades during one of the busiest sporting weekends of the year, with 50,000 train workers walking out across the country. Those wishing to travel on Saturday faced a vastly reduced service, even from major stations such as London's Kings Cross Kings …

UK-wide train strikes announced for two dates in September
2 years, 3 months ago

UK-wide train strikes announced for two dates in September

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. Over 40,000 RMT members from Network Rail and 14 train operating companies will take to picket lines, “effectively shutting down …

Train drivers for 12 rail firms to strike on 15 September
2 years, 3 months ago

Train drivers for 12 rail firms to strike on 15 September

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 Rail commuters and leisure passengers face yet more disruption, with drivers working for a dozen train …

Explained: After rail workers, why bus drivers have gone on strike in London
2 years, 3 months ago

Explained: After rail workers, why bus drivers have gone on strike in London

Firstpost  

A strike, called by the bus drivers, will only affect a portion of London’s famous red buses. People trying to reach the annual Notting Hill Carnival will face troubles London: Bus drivers in London are set to strike over pay for two days this weekend, their union announced on Wednesday, as decades-high inflation prompts walkouts across Britain’s ailing economy. Around …

Rail travellers warned of disruption today as train drivers strike over pay
2 years, 4 months ago

Rail travellers warned of disruption today as train drivers strike over pay

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 Rail passengers are suffering fresh misery on Saturday because of strikes by train drivers, with more …

Labour MPs join picket lines as rail passengers SLEEP at stations as train drivers go on strike
2 years, 4 months ago

Labour MPs join picket lines as rail passengers SLEEP at stations as train drivers go on strike

Daily Mail  

Labour MPs risked the wrath of their constituents after rail passengers were forced to sleep at stations overnight as train drivers began their 24-hour strike today. Dawn Butler, MP for Brent Central, and Barry Gardiner, for Brent North, were pictured laughing on the picket lines outside Willesden Green station as militant union bosses shut down swathes of Britain's rail network …

Manchester passengers brace for a weekend of disruption amid Avanti train cancellations
2 years, 4 months ago

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

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. Avanti West Coast will not have any of its trains in service on Saturday 13 August, due to train drivers’ …

UK rail strike: Train stations sit empty as Britons choose to work from home
2 years, 4 months ago

UK rail strike: Train stations sit empty as Britons choose to work from home

Daily Mail  

Train stations across Britain were left deserted today as commuters chose to work from home during the rail strikes and experts said industrial action was becoming less effective - despite it crippling services again. GLASGOW: Passengers make their way through Glasgow Central station this morning amid the nationwide RMT strike LONDON WATERLOO: People read an electronic board at London Waterloo …

Here we go again: Strike snarls UK trains for a third day
2 years, 5 months ago

Here we go again: Strike snarls UK trains for a third day

Associated Press  

LONDON — Train stations were all but deserted across Britain on Saturday, as the third day of a national strike snarled the weekend plans of millions. Train companies said only a fifth of passenger services would run, as about 40,000 cleaners, signalers, maintenance workers and station staff walked off the job in Britain’s biggest and most disruptive railway strike for …

EXPLAINED: Britain Rail Strike, The Biggest In 30 Years, Over Pay Freeze And Job Cuts
2 years, 6 months ago

EXPLAINED: Britain Rail Strike, The Biggest In 30 Years, Over Pay Freeze And Job Cuts

ABP News  

With tens of thousands of workers walking out, causing major disruption across the network and leaving major stations deserted as trains stand cancelled, Great Britain is facing the biggest rail strikes in three decades. The strike started Monday night as the workers’ unions and the government refused to budge from the respective stands in a row over pay freezes and …

More railway workers to be balloted for strikes over pay and jobs
2 years, 6 months ago

More railway workers to be balloted for strikes over pay and jobs

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. Our demands are simple – pay which reflects the …

Revealed: How the salaries of striking railway workers are steaming ahead
2 years, 6 months ago

Revealed: How the salaries of striking railway workers are steaming ahead

The Telegraph  

Railway workers earn wages 70 per cent above the national average, including £13,000 more than nurses, transport chiefs said on Wednesday night amid growing fury at the first national train strike in almost 30 years. Figures released by the Department for Transport showed that last year, the median salary of railway workers was £44,000, about 60 per cent above the …

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