Northern Rail

Aslef bans: no Sundays?

One striking (no pun intended) thing about the OT and RDW bans Aslef has recently announced is that none of them include Sundays.

On the one hand, this is hugely weakens this type of action. Taking Northern as an example, drivers on ex-Arriva Trains Northern terms and conditions (known as the "East...

Rail cleaners strike again

Cleaners on six mainline rail contracts (see below for details) will strike again from 14-15 April, as they continue their fight for a £15/hour minimum wage, improved sick pay, staff travel passes, and improved pensions.

RMT cleaners have been fighting the battle for some time, with multiple rounds...

ASLEF: Big votes, but no action yet

ASLEF members on Northern Trains and Transpennine Express have returned massive votes for industrial action.

On Northern, drivers voted for strike action by 1518 (96.14%) to 61 (3.86%), and for action short of a strike by 1548 (98.41%) to 25 (1.59%). The turnout was a whopping 1581 (84.14%).

On...

Aslef drivers vote for strikes: now name coordinated action!

It’s great to see Aslef drivers at Chiltern, Great Western Railway, LNER, London Overground, Northern, Southeastern, TransPennine and West Midlands and have voted for strikes.

Overall drivers voted for strikes by a 9-1 majority, with turnouts as high as 92% . It’s a spectacular set of results from...

Aslef drivers: vote yes for action!

Aslef ballots for action over pay and conditions for drivers at Arriva Rail London, Chiltern Railways, Great Western, LNER, Northern Trains, Southeastern, TransPennine Express, and West Midlands Trains close on 11 July. There's still time to vote yes and return your ballots!

Drivers at Avanti West...

Northern: Union takes a stand

The ASLEF drivers' Company Council at Northern appears to have finally got over its love affair with the company with the assistance of the new District 4 Full Time Officer. The union had asked the company to reinstate a few relatively simple Covid safety measures to shield members from the soaring...

Northern: keep it public, fight for democratic ownership!

On 29 January, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced what many had been expecting sooner or later since May 2018, that Arriva Rail North will be stripped of the Northern Railway franchise and that it will be taken into public ownership and run by the government's Operator of Last Resort.

The...

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