Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan (centre) with striking railway workers on a picket line outside London Euston Station. Photo: EDDIE MULHOLLAND for The Telegraph.
Passengers across the UK are facing further unrest after Aslef announced a new strike.
Members of Aslef, the train drivers' union, have timed their latest strikes to coincide with the disruption of the Conservative Party conference.
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The union has so far called 12 one-day strikes during a 16-month wage dispute.
The latest strikes will force 16 train companies to cancel all services, and a ban on overtime on certain days will seriously disrupt the network.
Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan said: “While we regret having to take this action — we We don't want to lose a day's wages or disturb passengers who are trying to travel by train — the government and employers have forced us into this position.
Our members have not had a pay rise for four years — since 2019 — and this is wrong when prices have risen sharply in that time.
“Train drivers quite reasonably want to be able to buy now what they could have bought four years ago.”
When will the train strikes take place?
The Aslef trade union will hold strikes:
- < li>Saturday, September 30.
- Wednesday, October 4.< /li>
Participants will introduce a ban on overtime work on the railway network:
- Friday, September 29
- From Monday, October 2, to Friday, October 6
1608 strikes in the UK September October Which railway companies were affected?
Railway companies affected:
- Avanti West Coast
- C2C
- Caledonian Sleeper< /li>
- Chiltern Railways
- Cross Country
- East Midlands Railway
- Gatwick Express
- Great England
- GWR
- GTR Great Northern Thameslink
- Heathrow Express
- Island Line
- LNER
- Northern trains
- Southeast
- South
- Gatwick Express
- South Western Railway Main Line
- Stansted Express
- SWR Depot Drivers
- TransPennine Express
< li>West Midlands Trains
Advice for traveling during train strikes
National Rail is warning passengers to expect “significant disruption” during strike days. Services may also be interrupted and start later on the next day.
National Rail advises passengers:
- Use the Trip Planner. Passengers should check the times of each strike.
- Use the Live Trains page for the most up-to-date arrival and departure information.
- Plan ahead and check before travel. travel. This includes checking your entire journey, especially if you are traveling on the first and last train on strike days.
Closing ticket offices at train stations
Almost all ticket offices at stations are closing and staff are moving to platforms and concourses, according to the Rail Delivery Group (RDG). Ticket offices will remain open only at the busiest stations.
Posters have been posted at stations informing passengers of possible closures. The Government will make a final decision on which positions will be cut following consultation. It is unknown how quickly the first offices will close, but the closure program is expected to last three years.
Why is Aslef on strike?
Aslef members are going on strike to demand higher wages.
The union criticized the government for failing to meet its negotiating team — general secretary Mick Whelan, assistant general secretary Simon Weller and executive committee president Dave Calf.
The last time they met with employers' representatives, Rail Delivery Group, as part of the agreed post-pandemic structure of the Rail Industry Recovery Group in April.
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Mr Whelan added: “Do you remember Where's Wally?” So what we want to know is where is Harper?
“The last time we saw the Minister of Transport was in December.
“The last time we saw Hugh Merriman, the Minister of Railways, in January.
“And the last time we saw the railway companies was in April.
“Nothing since then. Nada. Zilch. Not a letter, not an email, not a text message, not a phone call, not a WhatsApp. Not a word!”
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