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MANCHESTER CITY and United supporters travelling to the FA Cup final look set to face disruption after train drivers announced three fresh strikes in a long-running row over pay.
Members of Aslef will walk out on May 12 and 31, and when Wembley hosts Manchester City and Manchester United on June 3.
The union said it has rejected a “risible” 4 per cent pay offer from the 16 train companies it remains in dispute with.
Two-hundred years ago, on September 27 1825, the world’s first passenger railway line was opened between Stockton and Darlington. MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, reflects on the history – and the future – of Britain’s railway industry
On the eve of the 157th Trades Union Congress, MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, celebrates victory in his campaign to get dignity for drivers at work
