After nearly two years of industrial action, national rail strikes by drivers see another weekend of travel chaos
train strikes have left them feeling “absolutely betrayed”, as the 22nd month of industrial action by drivers has sparked a
“I feel absolutely betrayed and appalled by the lack of responsibility,” he added. “I only found out on Wednesday that we wouldn’t be able to go.– Abba’s first single. So it was going to be a special event anyway. Now we will have to stay at home and watch the rain… My wife is gutted.”Trains were halted on Friday and will be on Saturday and Monday, with a cancellation of overtime also in place from 4 to 9 April.
“I think the impression I have got from the strikes is that the Government does not want to settle. The Government wants to keep this an issue.Aslef said the deadlock had cost the industry £2 billion, much more than it would have cost to resolve the conflict. Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan said: “We’ve done 17 pay deals in the last 12 months across all sectors, nations and regions – freight, open-access, Elizabeth line, and Tube.
Also caught in the middle of the nearly two-year-long row was author and writer Mia Hayes, 32, who was “really disappointed” when she was unable to catch a train down to Brighton from Bedford on Saturday. With train drivers having begun their industrial action programme back in July 2022, Ms Hayes feels the Government should be doing more to end the strikes, especially if it is “trying to make us more sustainable”.
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