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Aslef calls on government to step up after ‘significant’ new pay deals offered in Wales and Scotland
Members of the drivers' union Aslef on the picket line at Euston station, London, during their long-running dispute over pay. Picture date: Friday May 12, 2023

ASLEF urged Tory ministers to act today after the train drivers’ union received “significantly improved” pay offers from devolved Labour and SNP governments in Wales and Scotland respectively. 

The deals, which follow months of intermittent strikes across several train operators, will be put to members, it confirmed. 

In contrast, Westminster “does not appear to be interested in getting a resolution” for England, the union charged. 

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