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Will Louise Haigh be the first minister to be forced out of office?
2 months, 1 week ago

Will Louise Haigh be the first minister to be forced out of office?

The Independent  

Before the election, I predicted that Yvette Cooper might be the first minister in the incoming government to come under pressure. Haigh’s first task on coming to office was to settle the train drivers’ dispute that had been intermittently paralysing the rail network for two years. Haigh’s colleagues were sent naked into the broadcast studios to defend this unfairness – …

London Minister Whelan Haigh
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 …

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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 …

Passengers Pay Train Strikes End Rail Offer
Train drivers feel ‘crapped on from a very great height’, says union boss
1 year, 11 months ago

Train drivers feel ‘crapped on from a very great height’, says 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 Train drivers feel they have been “crapped on from a very great height”, the boss of …

Rail Whelan
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 …

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Formal talks to be held next week between Aslef and train companies
2 years, 4 months ago

Formal talks to be held next week between Aslef and train companies

The Independent  

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London Hull Formal Talks
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 …

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