ASLEF - Page 2

03/06/23 photo of members of the Aslef union on a picket line near to Leeds train station. ALAMY

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ASLEF to vote on new deal for train drivers

ASLEF, the train drivers’ union, has secured a pay offer that it will recommend its members accept.

Strikes 15 Aug

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Talks move train drivers' strike towards resolution

Both the Department for Transport and ASLEF hailed “constructive” talks in the long-running train drivers’ pay dispute.

ASLEF 24 Jul

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ScotRail axes services due to driver shortage

More than one-quarter of trains have been suddenly axed by nationalised ScotRail, owing to worsening industrial relations that has resulted in a driver shortage.

ScotRail 18 Jul

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ScotRail announces temporary timetable amid union dispute

ScotRail is introducing a temporary timetable to provide greater certainty and reliability for passengers amidst ongoing pay talks with train driver unions.

ScotRail 9 Jul

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ASLEF’s Whelan slams “deceitful” Sunak government

“Never, in my four decades working in the railway industry, have I dealt with a group of people so deceitful.”

ASLEF 9 Jul

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RAIL Live 2024 - Government has been deceitful, Mick Whelan says

ASLEF General Secretary Mick Whelan has reiterated his desire for the strikes to end and hopes they will end in the coming months, if, as expected, Labour gains power in the general election on July 4.

Rail Live 20 Jun

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ASLEF plans co-ordinated strikes over seven days

Mick Whelan: Govt's Strikes Act 2023 will likely make industrial strife worse.

Strikes 17 Jan

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“In a worse situation than when the dispute started”

The leader of train drivers’ union ASLEF can see no end to the current disputes unless Government permits train operators to offer larger pay rises.

12 Jan

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Carmont: Scottish unions back calls for public inquiry

Scotland’s trade union movement has backed calls for a public inquiry into the 2020 Carmont derailment in which three men died.

6 May

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Government axes rail franchising after 24 years

“The model of adopted 25 years ago has seen significant rises in passenger numbers, but this pandemic has proven that it is no longer working" - Shapps

21 Sept

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"People will be using driverless cars to Barnard Castle before driverless trains operate on London Underground" - ASLEF General Secretary Mick Whelan.

ASLEF slams Prime Minister's claims over driverless London Underground trains

8 Jul

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Rail unions: This is not the time to run more trains

Joint letter from three rail unions sent to political leaders warning of safety fears over reintroducing more rail services

4 May

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Southern strikes: union votes to accept resolution

An end in sight to long-running dispute as ASLEF and operator reach agreement

8 Nov

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ASLEF members again turn down Southern’s proposals

Union and operator set to resume talks to end dispute

3 Apr

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Agreement reached to end Southern rail dispute

An agreement ending the long-running dispute between ASLEF and GTR Southern has been reached, following two weeks of talks.

2 Feb

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Strikes, carnage and threats

By the time this is published, the dreadful Southern strike could be over - or it could be continuing its bloody trajectory.

6 Jan

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Southern strikes: Commuters “losing jobs”

MP claims employers are rejecting job applications from commuters who use Southern Railway

20 Dec

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Southern strikes continue

Southern Railway passengers face further strikes and disruption, following the failure of talks between the company and the drivers’ union ASLEF.

20 Dec

Southern 377215 at Harrow & Wealdstone on September 18 2014. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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Nationalise the railways, says TUC

The TUC Congress in Brighton has repeated its call to renationalise the railway as a way of ending the “chaos”.

19 Sept

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ASLEF to pay £250,000 legal bill over GatEx dispute

ASLEF must pay £250,000 in legal costs to GTR, after final High Court ruling against industrial action over the operation of 12-car trains on Gatwick Express.

27 Jun

ASLEF - Page 2

ASLEF to vote on new deal for train drivers

Talks move train drivers' strike towards resolution

ScotRail axes services due to driver shortage

ScotRail announces temporary timetable amid union dispute

ASLEF’s Whelan slams “deceitful” Sunak government

RAIL Live 2024 - Government has been deceitful, Mick Whelan says

ASLEF plans co-ordinated strikes over seven days

“In a worse situation than when the dispute started”

Carmont: Scottish unions back calls for public inquiry

Government axes rail franchising after 24 years

"People will be using driverless cars to Barnard Castle before driverless trains operate on London Underground" - ASLEF General Secretary Mick Whelan.

Rail unions: This is not the time to run more trains

Southern strikes: union votes to accept resolution

ASLEF members again turn down Southern’s proposals

Agreement reached to end Southern rail dispute