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Aslef train drivers begin six-day overtime ban ahead of rolling one-day strikes
Train drivers from the Aslef union on the picket line at Euston station in London, as they are launching a wave of fresh walkouts in a long-running dispute over pay, April 5, 2024

TRAIN passengers face major disruption as Aslef launches rolling strikes today, alongside a six-day overtime ban running until Saturday.

The three one-day strikes across different operators, which will run until Thursday, are linked to the union’s bitter pay dispute which has seen some drivers not receive a pay rise in five years.

Aslef has accused the government of giving up on resolving the issue as no talks have been held between the union and train operators for more than a year – and for longer involving ministers.

Union general secretary Mick Whelan stressed it has been a year since they rejected the “risible” pay offer made to them after drivers’ pay deals with the companies ran out in 2019.

“Train drivers at these train operating companies have not had an increase in salary for five years. That is completely wrong,” he added.

“The employers – and the government – think we are going to give up and run away. They’re wrong.”

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