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More London rail disruption on the horizon
from Tuesday 25 July 2023
by cityam
GUY TAYLOR
TRAIN drivers will stage a fresh overtime ban in August, the Aslef Union announced yesterday, continuing a long running dispute over pay and conditions.
Aslef workers will refuse to work overtime from 7 to 12 August in action that the union said will “seriously disrupt services”.
Services included in the overtime ban are routes which serve major London hubs, including Thameslink, Great Western, Avanti West Coast and the Gatwick Express.
April negotiations saw the Rail Delivery Group, which represents train operators, offer a four per pay rise, which Aslef refused.
The news comes amid industrial disruption this week, with RMT members on Sunday launching rolling strike action which will continue through to 29 July.
While the strikes were originally set to effectively shut down the London Underground, the action was called off over the weekend after a last minute pay deal, in which Transport for London said it had made “significant concessions”.
