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Train drivers could be striking for years unless resolution is found, union warns
Members of the Aslef union on a picket line near to Leeds train station, as Aslef union members walk out in the long-running dispute over pay and conditions. Picture date: Saturday June 3, 2023.

TRAIN drivers could be striking for the next four years unless profiteering operators and the government come forward with reasonable pay proposals, their union has warned.

The warning came on Saturday as members of train drivers’ union Aslef shut down many services across England.

Normally busy major stations were devoid of travellers as rail workers continued their battle over pay, conditions and safety.

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