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‘The most widespread strike by train drivers since 1996’ to disrupt rail traffic in Britain on Saturday
‘The most widespread strike by train drivers since 1996’ to disrupt rail traffic in Britain on Saturday
The general secretary of the Association of Locomotive Engineers and Firefighters (ASLEF) union, whose members have agreed to hold the strike, has insisted that the… 30.07.2022, Sputnik International
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Rail transport in Britain is expected to be disrupted on Saturday due to a widespread strike by train drivers. According to The Guardian, members of the ASLEF union – the British train drivers’ union – have agreed to stop the work of seven train operators for 24 hours. . While the move is expected to cripple some parts of the network and leave only a few trains running in others, disruption could also be seen the next day due to the “patterns of change and ripple effects” of the strike. The strike, which coincides with the opening day of the new English football league season, is described by the newspaper as the “most widespread strike by train drivers since the privatization of rail in 1996”. Earlier this week, another national strike was organized across the country by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) union. ASLEF, along with RMT and the Association of Transport Employees, complain that their members are not getting a pay rise in the face of galloping inflation and accuse the government of this, while the government The Secretary General of ASLEF’s Mick Whelan insisted their union had been ‘forced into this position by the companies, who say they were pushed into this by the Conservative government’. Meanwhile, UK rail industry member body Rail Delivery Group (RDG) argued the strike would interfere with the plans of millions of passengers. Whelan replied that, although they are “happy to talk”, the rail operators “say there is nothing to talk about, they have no offer to make”.
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The general secretary of the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) union, whose members agreed to go on strike, insisted that the union had been “forced into this position by the companies, who say they were pushed into it by the conservative government”
Rail transport in Britain is expected to be disrupted on Saturday due to a widespread strike by train drivers.
According to The Guardian, members of ASLEF – Britain’s train drivers’ union – have agreed to stop work at seven train operators for 24 hours. While the move is expected to cripple some parts of the network and leave only a few trains running in others, disruption could also be seen the next day due to the strike’s “patterns of change and ripple effects”.
The strike, which coincides with the opening day of the new English football league season, is described by the newspaper as “the most widespread strike by train drivers since the privatization of the railways in 1996”.
Earlier this week, another nationwide strike was organized across the country by members of the Railway, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union.
ASLEF, along with RMT and the Association of Transport Employees, complain that their members are not getting pay rises in the face of rampant inflation and blame the government for this, while the government says it is “in the hands of the employers”, as the newspaper puts it.
ASLEF general secretary Mick Whelan insisted their union had been “forced into this position by the companies, who say they were pushed into it by the Conservative government”.
Meanwhile, UK rail industry member body Rail Delivery Group (RDG) argued the strike would interfere with the plans of millions of passengers.
“We are truly disappointed that Aslef management has decided to impose even more uncertainty and disruption on passengers and businesses in a week that has already seen an RMT strike,” the chairman said. of the RDG, Steve Montgomery. “Like any service or business, we need to move with the times and cannot continue to ask taxpayers or passengers for more money when we should instead be responding to the huge changes in travel behavior post Covid.”
While Montgomery urged ASLEF to resolve the ongoing issue through talks, Whelan responded that while they are “happy to talk”, the rail operators “say there is nothing to say, they have no offer to make”.
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