Rail strikes
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Aslef union train drivers to strike again in September
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Train drivers will stage another strike in September in the long-running dispute over pay and conditions.
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Train drivers’ union to recommend pay offers to members in Scotland and Wales
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The train drivers’ union has received “significant” pay offers for its members in Wales and Scotland, in “stark contrast” to the response from the Conservative government in Westminster.
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Rail minister defends strike stance despite financial hit
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Rail minister Huw Merriman has defended the Government’s stance on strikes, months after admitting that the Government has lost more money due to the impact of rail strikes than it would have cost to settle the disputes months ago.
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Train drivers walk out as Aslef chief says talks with ministers have stalled
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The leader of a train drivers’ union says pay negotiations with ministers have stalled over the past four months as fresh rail strikes take place.
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Elizabeth Line workers to strike on first anniversary of opening
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Workers on London’s Elizabeth Line will take industrial action later this month on the first anniversary of its opening, in a long-running dispute over pay.
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Train drivers to stage three more strikes
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Train drivers will stage three fresh strikes in a long-running row over pay, including on FA Cup final day.
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Minimum service legislation ‘could provoke further conflict’, MPs warned
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Plans to legislate for minimum levels of service during rail strikes could have “unintended consequences” of provoking further conflict, MPs have been told.
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Rail workers’ union leaders considering updated offer
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Leaders of the biggest rail workers union are considering an “updated” offer from train companies aimed at resolving the long-running dispute over jobs, pay and conditions.
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Rail workers begin voting on continuing industrial action
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Railway workers start voting on Thursday on whether to continue taking industrial action in the long-running dispute over jobs, pay and conditions.
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Freight train companies ‘quite happy’ to be excluded from new strike laws
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Freight train companies are “quite happy” that their industry is excluded from the Government’s new legislation forcing unions to provide a minimum level of service during strikes, MPs have been told.