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Train bosses agree to talk after strikes cripple Britain's railways
Mick Whelan, Aslef's general secretary (centre) with Labour MP's Dawn Butler (left) and Barry Gardiner (right) outside Willesden Green station in London, as members of the drivers union Aslef at nine train operators walk out for 24 hours over pay
TRAIN drivers’ union Aslef is expected to hold formal talks with industry bosses this week after Saturday’s solid strike action crippled large parts of Britain’s network.
Steve Montgomery, chairman of the Rail Delivery Group, and Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan confirmed that the talks would go ahead following the 24-hour action.
Picket lines set up across Britain — including at Ashford, Hull, Liverpool, London and Manchester — amid disputes over jobs, pay and conditions.
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