Train strike

Aslef says its members will strike in a dispute over pay, just a day after a similar announcement was made by the RMT union.

Wages are chasing prices, not putting them up." And that is not acceptable. Mick Whelan, Aslef general secretary, said: "We don't want to go on strike - strikes are the result of a failure of negotiation - and this union, since I was elected general secretary in 2011, has only ever been on strike, until this year, for a handful of days.

Arriva Rail London, Chiltern Railways, Greater Anglia, Great Western, Hull Trains, LNER, Southeastern and West Midlands Trains will all be hit by the ...

Especially as the train companies are doing very nicely, thank you, out of Britain’s railways with handsome profits, dividends for shareholders, and big salaries for managers.” “And these companies are offering us nothing, saying their hands have been tied by the government. The drivers at the companies where we are striking have had a real terms pay cut over the last three years – since April 2019.

Train driver union Aslef to strike 48 hours after RMT industrial action.

The drivers at the companies where we are striking have had a real terms pay cut over the last three years – since April 2019.” The RMT announced its latest strike dates on Wednesday. They came after the union left only one in five trains running during three days of action last month. But Mick Whelan, Aslef general secretary, said: “We don’t want to go on strike – strikes are the result of a failure of negotiation – and this union, since I was elected GS in 2011, has only ever been on strike, until this year, for a handful of days.

The industrial action on 30 July will involve drivers at Arriva Rail London, Chiltern Railways, Greater Anglia, Great Western, Hull Trains, LNER, Southeastern ...

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Members of Aslef at Arriva Rail London, Chiltern Railways, Greater Anglia, Great Western, Hull Trains, LNER, Southeastern and West Midlands Trains will walk out ...

"Strike action is, now, the only option available but we are always open to talks if the train companies, or the Government, want to talk to us and make a fair and sensible offer." Mr Whelan adds: "But we’ve been forced into this position by the train companies, driven by the Tory Government. The drivers at the companies where we are striking have had a real-terms pay cut over the last three years, since April 2019. Train drivers at eight rail companies are to stage a 24-hour Saturday strike later this month during the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games in pay disputes, threatening more disruption to services.

Members of Aslef at Arriva Rail London, Chiltern Railways, Greater Anglia, Great Western, Hull Trains, LNER, Southeastern and West Midlands Trains will walk out ...

“Strike action is now the only option available but we are always open to talks if the train companies, or the Government, want to talk to us and make a fair and sensible offer.” “These companies are offering us nothing, saying their hands have been tied by the Government. That means, in real terms, with inflation running ahead at 9%, 10%, and even 11% this year, according to which index you use, that they are being told to take a real-terms pay cut, and that is not acceptable. “But we’ve been forced into this position by the train companies, driven by the Tory Government. The drivers at the companies where we are striking have had a real-terms pay cut over the last three years, since April 2019.

More travel disruption is set to hit the country's rail network after the RMT Union rejected an offer from Network Rail and Aslef deal with pay disputes.

The TSSA have yet to confirm when they will strike. The drivers at the companies where we are striking have had a real terms pay cut over the last three years – since April 2019.’ ‘We have made progress on compulsory redundancies.

Members of Aslef at Arriva Rail London, Chiltern Railways, Greater Anglia, Great Western, Hull Trains, LNER, Southeastern and West Midlands Trains will walk out ...

“Strike action is now the only option available but we are always open to talks if the train companies, or the Government, want to talk to us and make a fair and sensible offer.” “These companies are offering us nothing, saying their hands have been tied by the Government. That means, in real terms, with inflation running ahead at 9%, 10%, and even 11% this year, according to which index you use, that they are being told to take a real-terms pay cut, and that is not acceptable. “But we’ve been forced into this position by the train companies, driven by the Tory Government. The drivers at the companies where we are striking have had a real-terms pay cut over the last three years, since April 2019.

Following three days of strike action in June 2022, RMT Union has announced that UK rail workers will be striking once again on 27 July 2022.

RMT’s rejection of our latest offer can only mean that they want a pay increase to be funded either by more taxpayer support or higher passenger fares, neither of which we think are fair. Commenting on the RMT’s announcement of further national strike action, Andrew Haines, Network Rail‘s Chief Executive, said: “We have been clear that we can only fund an increase from our own budgets, and that the only way we can afford that is by modernising working practices. RMT will also be consulting with other unions that have delivered mandates for strike action in the coming days.

Train drivers at eight British rail companies will strike on July 30 over a pay dispute, the drivers' union ASLEF said on Thursday in the latest industrial ...

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Around 40000 RMT union members, who work for National Rail and 14 train companies, could walk out.

The RMT’s rejection of our latest offer can only mean they want a pay increase to be funded either by more taxpayer support or higher passenger fares, neither of which we think are fair. The next train strike will take place on Wednesday, July 27, for 24 hours. We remain open for further talks."

The latest industrial action comes less than a month after 40000 railway workers walked out in a separate dispute, bringing 80 per cent of services to a ...

Services in the South West are also likely to be impacted as Great Western trains run from London to Bristol, Cornwall and Swansea. It also runs some services to Gatwick Airport. Greater Anglia trains go from London Liverpool Street to destinations such as Cambridge, Colchester and Norwich. Services to Stansted Airport and Southend Airport could also be disrupted. Arriva Rail London is the train operating company responsible for running the London Overground network, meaning rail transport around the capital is likely to be disrupted. Trains to Birmingham are likely to be disrupted, as Chiltern Railways runs services from London Marylebone to the city, stopping at stations including Oxford, Warwick and Stratford-Upon-Avon. Drivers on Greater Anglia will also strike on July 23, and those on Hull Trains will walk out on July 16 and 23. Train drivers at eight rail companies covering most of the country will strike on 30 July in a dispute over pay, the Aslef union has announced.

Train drivers at eight British rail companies will go on strike later this month in the second large-scale industrial action set to affect commuters in ...

The Aslef train drivers’ union said Thursday its members will walk out for 24 hours on July 30 over pay disputes. Last month tens of thousands of railway workers staged three days of strikes, paralyzing the country’s train network in the biggest transit strike for three decades. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the new strike announcement was “incredibly disappointing.”

People hoping to make the most of the first weekends of the school holidays could face more disruption after another Greater Anglia rail strike was ...

The drivers at the companies where we are striking have had a real-terms pay cut over the last three years, since April 2019. The action is in addition to a planned strike by the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) at train companies and Network Rail on July 27 and by TSSA members on Avanti West Cost on the same day. In addition to Greater Anglia, the other members of Aslef who are planning strike action on July 30 are at Arriva Rail London, Chiltern Railways, Great Western, Hull Trains, LNER, Southeastern and West Midlands Trains.

Train drivers union ASLEF has announced a day of strike action on July 30 - and one of the eight companies provides train services in Shropshire and the ...

“If this action does go ahead we expect significant disruption to rail services, with customers advised to make alternative travel arrangements. "And these companies are offering us nothing, saying their hands have been tied by the government. The drivers at the companies where we are striking have had a real terms pay cut over the last three years – since April 2019.

14 July 2022. RMT Press Office: RMT will take a further 2 days strike action this Summer in a row over job security, pay and working conditions.

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Workers at Network Rail and 14 train operators will now strike on 18 and 20 August, as well as 27 July.

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On top of co-ordinated action by Aslef on July 30, RMT union adds two further rail strike dates in August.