Train Drivers Launch Fresh Round of Strikes Over Pay Dispute

Rail passengers have been urged to check before they travel this week due to a series of one-day strikes staged by members of the train drivers union. The industrial action over a pay dispute will see members of ASLEF union strike between Tuesday and Thursday, disrupting the service of numerous train operators in the country. Among those affected are 2c, Greater Anglia, GTR Great Northern Thameslink, Southeastern, Southern/Gatwick Express and West Midlands Trains. The union also announced that its members will refuse to work non-contractual overtime from Monday to Saturday. The latest industrial action comes following five years of dispute, during which train drivers haven’t received an increase in salary. Since the last pay deal with the government expired in 2019, ASLEF said its members deserve the rise, given the significantly increased cost of living....