Train strikes return less than 48 hours after government offers pay deal
7 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 less than 48 hours after the government offered a pay deal. As the announcement was made, transport secretary Louise Haigh said: “When I took this job, I said I wanted to move fast and fix things – starting by bringing an end to rail strikes.” open image in gallery Commuters have faced the impact of train strikes for months, but hopes that they had ended appear to have been premature The LNER strikes are unrelated to that dispute, but government critics said the three-year offer to Aslef had set a precedent that would encourage further action. Former Brexit negotiator David Frost said on social media that Ms Haigh “must be feeling really stupid as Aslef go on strike again after she’s just given them a massive no-strings pay rise”. As she hailed the probable end of the train drivers’ dispute this week, Ms Haigh said: “The Conservatives deliberately dragged strikes out for two years, causing misery for passengers, damaging our economy, and costing the taxpayer as much as £850m in lost revenue.

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Train drivers earning £72,223-a-year will strike for 56 days after one of their colleagues was sacked
1 week, 4 days ago

Train drivers earning £72,223-a-year will strike for 56 days after one of their colleagues was sacked

Daily Mail  

Train drivers earning £72,223-a-year are set to strike for eight weeks from the end of this month in an escalating dispute over the sacking of a colleague. Members of Aslef working for Hull Trains will walk out for 56 days from March 31 to May 24, threatening disruption to services on the East Coast main line. Members of Aslef working …

Elizabeth line drivers to stage train strike starting this month
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Elizabeth line drivers to stage train strike starting this month

The Independent  

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Elizabeth line train drivers announce wave of strikes over next few weeks in dispute over pay
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Elizabeth line train drivers announce wave of strikes over next few weeks in dispute over pay

Daily Mail  

Train drivers on London's Elizabeth line will stage a series of strikes over the next few weeks in a dispute over pay, their union Aslef announced today. It comes three months after London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan ditched the Elizabeth line’s Chinese state-owned operator MTR in favour of a new consortium including the Tokyo Metro operator, which will take over …

Train drivers seek to put ‘dent’ in cost of living in pay talks
2 months, 1 week ago

Train drivers seek to put ‘dent’ in cost of living in pay talks

The Independent  

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Badenoch blames months of new train strikes on Labour’s pay rises for unions and says commuters will suffer
3 months, 1 week 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’
3 months, 1 week ago

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

The Independent  

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London Tube strikes in November suspended by Aslef union following talks with TfL
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4 months, 3 weeks ago

London Tube strikes in November suspended by Aslef union following talks with TfL

The Independent  

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Labour's tax on GOING to work! More misery for commuters as Keir Starmer urges Sadiq Khan to hike Tube and rail fares even higher next year (ahead of more strikes)
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Labour's tax on GOING to work! More misery for commuters as Keir Starmer urges Sadiq Khan to hike Tube and rail fares even higher next year (ahead of more strikes)

Daily Mail  

Sir Keir Starmer's government is set to pile further misery on Londoners next year after urging Sadiq Khan to hike Tube and rail fares by at least 4.6 per cent. Sadiq Khan has been ordered to hike Tube and rail fares by at least 4.6 per cent Labour's transport minister Louise Haigh has made made the fares hike a key …

Union calls off London Underground strikes
4 months, 4 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 …

Train drivers to get pay rise as union accepts ScotRail pay offer
6 months ago

Train drivers to get pay rise as union accepts ScotRail pay offer

The Independent  

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Rail workers vote to accept pay offers
6 months ago

Rail workers vote to accept pay offers

The Independent  

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Two-year standoff over rail strikes in England comes to an end as train drivers accept pay deal
6 months, 1 week 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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Train drivers vote to accept multiyear pay offer and end two-year dispute
6 months, 1 week ago

Train drivers vote to accept multiyear pay offer and end two-year dispute

The Independent  

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

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

The Independent  

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

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

The Independent  

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Train strikes: Dates and lines affected for August and September
7 months 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 …

Brits say Sir Keir Starmer was wrong to give train drivers bumper pay rises, the Daily Mail's EXCLUSIVE poll reveals
7 months ago

Brits say Sir Keir Starmer was wrong to give train drivers bumper pay rises, the Daily Mail's EXCLUSIVE poll reveals

Daily Mail  

Most voters believe Sir Keir Starmer was wrong to give train drivers bumper pay rises and that his 'appeasement' of union barons has made matters worse. An exclusive Daily Mail poll finds that a majority think the Prime Minister should have squared up to militant rail barons – even if it meant more strikes Most voters believe that Sir Keir …

Unions to vote for public sector ‘pay restoration’ as new wave of strikes looms
7 months, 1 week ago

Unions to vote for public sector ‘pay restoration’ as new wave of strikes looms

The Independent  

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Now train guards say they want bumper pay rises like drivers who received 15% wage bump after months of crippling strikes
7 months, 1 week ago

Now train guards say they want bumper pay rises like drivers who received 15% wage bump after months of crippling strikes

Daily Mail  

Rail union barons will today demand inflation-busting pay hikes for guards after train drivers got a bumper rise. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union will hold talks with the Government today and is expected to demand at least a 4 per cent increase for this year as well as a backdated 5 per cent rise for last year. RMT boss …

Former Tory rail minister admits failure on reform – and praises train staff and unions
7 months, 1 week ago

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

The Independent  

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LNER bumper weekend strikes announced less than 48 hours after train union agreement
7 months, 1 week ago

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

The Independent  

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

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

The Independent  

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Train drivers’ strike over? Now fix the real problems with the railway
7 months, 1 week ago

Train drivers’ strike over? Now fix the real problems with the railway

The Independent  

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Public sector strikes threaten to spiral out of control
7 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 …

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Why's Labour robbing pensioners to pay train drivers £69,000 a year?
7 months, 2 weeks ago

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Why's Labour robbing pensioners to pay train drivers £69,000 a year?

Daily Mail  

During one prolonged strike by railway workers in the 1970s, the satirical magazine Private Eye produced an inspired parody of the progress of the pay negotiations. ‘Mr Sidney Weighell, general secretary of the NUR, dismissed the offer as “derisory” and said the strike would continue indefinitely.’ Shortly afterwards, back in the real world and under pressure from ministers, British Rail …

Pay offer for train drivers ‘will prevent strikes’, minister says
7 months, 2 weeks 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
7 months, 2 weeks 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 …

May rail strikes: How is the latest train drivers’ walk-out affecting passengers?
10 months, 2 weeks ago

May rail strikes: How is the latest train drivers’ walk-out affecting passengers?

The Independent  

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Rail strikes chaos brings Britain's creaking train lines to a halt - with commuters battling rush-hour travel hell as militant union stages fresh wave of walkouts amid pay row
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Rail strikes chaos brings Britain's creaking train lines to a halt - with commuters battling rush-hour travel hell as militant union stages fresh wave of walkouts amid pay row

Daily Mail  

Commuters are facing rush-hour travel hell today as rail services on some of the busiest commuter routes in the country will be hit by fresh strikes in long-running pay dispute. Greater Anglia Most routes will have no service on Tuesday, but there will be a reduced service on a small number of key routes into London for fewer hours of …

Council workers back vote on strike action if pay offer not ‘credible’
11 months ago

Council workers back vote on strike action if pay offer not ‘credible’

The Independent  

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

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

The Independent  

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Train strikes 2024: Full list of May dates as Aslef announce drivers at 16 rail companies will stage walkout in fresh travel chaos for commuters
11 months, 1 week ago

Train strikes 2024: Full list of May dates as Aslef announce drivers at 16 rail companies will stage walkout in fresh travel chaos for commuters

Daily Mail  

Two further rail strikes by the Aslef union are to take place in May, adding fresh travel chaos to commuters across Britain. Train drivers across 16 rail companies in Britain will stage one-day strikes from Tuesday 7 May to Thursday 9 May amid a long-running pay dispute. Pictured: Empty platforms at London Paddington station this morning on the first day …

Train strike dates: When is the train drivers’ walk-out and how will it impact passengers?
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Train strike dates: When is the train drivers’ walk-out and how will it impact passengers?

The Independent  

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Train drivers mount picket lines outside railway stations as strikes continue
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Train drivers mount picket lines outside railway stations as strikes continue

The Independent  

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Train passengers warned of fresh travel chaos as drivers strike again
1 year 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 …

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

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

The Independent  

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Chaos for commuters as train drivers on rail lines across the country announce fresh wave of strikes at the same time as latest London Underground walkout
1 year ago

Chaos for commuters as train drivers on rail lines across the country announce fresh wave of strikes at the same time as latest London Underground walkout

Daily Mail  

Commuters across Britain are facing yet more travel chaos as train drivers up and down the country announced strike action for next month at the same time as the latest walkout on the London Underground. General Secretary of the ASLEF union Mick Whelan made the announcement Mick Whelan on the picket line outside Waterloo station during strike action in January …

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

Strikers are losing public support, admits rail baron Whelan
1 year ago

Strikers are losing public support, admits rail baron Whelan

The Telegraph  

A survey by Ipsos revealed that just one in five Britons think rail services can be relied upon, while just under two-thirds of 2,000 adults thought strikes were contributing towards the poor quality of rail services. Just half of the 1.2 million available tickets were sold, with rail tsar Conrad Bailey telling Parliament’s Transport Select Committee in February that strikes …

What is the rail dispute all about and when will the next strikes be?
1 year, 1 month ago

What is the rail dispute all about and when will the next strikes be?

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. All out: Mick Whelan, general secretary of the train drivers’ union, Aslef, being interviewed outside London Euston station on a …

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

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

The Independent  

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More train strikes announced for March on LNER and Northern services as Aslef drivers walk out
1 year, 1 month ago

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

The Independent  

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Train strikes to continue until August 2024 as Aslef railway drivers vote to continue walkouts
1 year, 1 month ago

Train strikes to continue until August 2024 as Aslef railway drivers vote to continue walkouts

The Independent  

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Train strikes 2024: Full list of dates as London Overground workers strike in February and March
1 year, 1 month ago

Train strikes 2024: Full list of dates as London Overground workers strike in February and March

Sky News  

More than 300 union members will stage two 48-hour strikes on the London Overground after receiving a lower-than-inflation pay offer, the RMT has said. It comes after train and rail strikes, which have now concluded, impacted commuters at the start of February, when industrial action by ASLEF union members hit the services of 17 train companies. RMT general secretary Mick …

Union announces London Overground strike dates for February and March
1 year, 1 month ago

Union announces London Overground strike dates for February and March

The Independent  

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Train strike 2024: All you need to know about disruption in February and March
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Train strikes 2024: Full list of January and February dates affecting National Rail services as Aslef announce new walkout
1 year, 2 months ago

Train strikes 2024: Full list of January and February dates affecting National Rail services as Aslef announce new walkout

Daily Mail  

Members of Aslef will take part in overtime ban today ahead of further strikes Britain's rail network has suffered another blow to services today as members of the Aslef union begin an overtime ban. View the full list of the dates and lines affected in January and February below: LNER is already expected to be hit by strikes when industrial …

Aslef boss: next round of strikes will be ‘incredibly damaging’ but government is to blame
1 year, 2 months ago

Aslef boss: next round of strikes will be ‘incredibly damaging’ but government is to blame

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 rail firms prepare for the next wave of industrial action by train drivers, the boss …

LNER train drivers to strike for five days in pay dispute
1 year, 2 months ago

LNER train drivers to strike for five days in pay dispute

The Independent  

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