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TRAIN drivers at Arriva Trains Wales announced yesterday they will stage a 24-hour strike in the new year.
Members of Aslef will walk out on January 4 — the day when many people will be returning to work after the Christmas break — as part of a long-running dispute over pay and conditions.
Union members backed strikes by 4-1 in a ballot with a turnout of 80 per cent. Aslef accused the company on reneging on a deal aimed at resolving the row. Union members will also ban overtime from December 28. Arriva Trains Wales HR director Gareth Thomas said: “We are continuing an open and constructive dialogue with union representatives.”
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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
