Rail strikes: Dates to be aware of in February
Train drivers belonging to the Aslef Union are set to strike once again between Tuesday 30th January and Monday 5th February. This means that thousands of trains are likely to be cancelled on each day.
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00:00 Train drivers belonging to the Aslef Union are set to strike once again between Tuesday 30th of January and Monday 5th of February.
00:07 This means that thousands of trains are likely to be cancelled on each day.
00:11 Furthermore, a nine-day overtime ban will run from January 29th to February 6th.
00:16 Rail firms that are expected to be involved intermittently include Cross Country, LNER, TransPennine Express and Great Western Railway.
00:24 These strikes come amid a long-running dispute over pay.
00:28 A separate five-day strike called by Aslef, aimed specifically at LNER, was set to take place but has since been called off.
00:35 Speaking on the called-off strike, a train operator said, "We welcome news that the threat of extended disruption to our services has been lifted."
00:43 In the latest Aslef Journal, General Secretary Mick Whelan told members,
00:48 "We have always said that we are prepared to come to the table, but the government and TOCs need to understand that this dispute won't be resolved
00:55 by trying to bully our members into accepting worse terms and conditions of employment."