Train drivers have voted overwhelmingly to accept a multi-year pay deal, ending a two-year dispute at 16 train companies, their union Aslef announced.
Aslef union members accepted an offer which included a 5 per cent backdated pay rise for 2022/23, a 4.75 per cent rise for 23/24, and a 4.5 per cent increase for 24/25.The package had been agreed by union officials and the government in August, but required the backing of members in a vote.
“We are grateful that Louise Haigh, the Secretary of State for Transport, and the adults entered the room and sought an equitable way forward so that trains will perform and run in the interest of the passenger, of the taxpayer and of those who work in and are dedicated to this industry.“Those who have been lying about this pay offer, and conflating the deal offered to train drivers with decisions on the winter fuel allowance, should be ashamed.
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