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Train drivers at eight more railway firms vote for strike action
A TransPennine Express train at Leeds train station
THE “summer of discontent” on Britain’s railways is set to worsen after train drivers’ union Aslef announced today that its members have overwhelmingly backed strike action at eight more train-operating companies.
Welcoming the ballot results, the union pointed out that its members had not had a pay rise since 2019, despite the soaring cost of living.
Chiltern, GWR, LNER, Arriva Rail London, Northern, Southeastern, TransPennine and West Midlands are the companies affected.
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