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Aslef Train Drivers To Hold Three-Day Strike In May
Train drivers have announced a series of 24-hour walkouts in early May, which are like to paralyse national rail services in Great Britain.
The Aslef union scheduled strikes from Tuesday, May 7, to Friday, May 9, across all national rail operators contracted to the Department for Transport (DfT).
It falls within a six-day overtime ban, likely causing severe chaos on some networks.
The strikes continue a long-running pay dispute, with some drivers not receiving a pay rise for up to five years.
On the days of the strike, most rail operators will cease operations, affecting services not only in England but also impacting cross-border routes to Wales and Scotland.
In February, Aslef members voted decisively to prolong their industrial action.
Mick Whelan, the union's general secretary, said: “It is now a year since we sat in a room with the train companies – and a year since we rejected the risible offer they made and which they admitted, privately, was designed to be rejected.”
Drivers were offered a four percent annual increase proposed over two years, coupled with unfavourable changes to working conditions.
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