Title

  • RobotToaster@mander.xyz
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    28
    ·
    6 months ago

    First I’ve heard of it.

    lets see:

    "The drivers have not had a pay increase for five years and first balloted for strike action in June 2022.

    Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan said: “Since then train drivers have voted, again and again, to take action to get a pay rise.

    “It is now a year since we sat in a room with the train companies – and a year since we rejected the risible offer they made which they admitted, privately, was designed to be rejected.”

    Strikes will take place on Tuesday May 7 and Thursday May 9. An overtime ban runs from May 6-11.

    The drivers have held 14 days of strike action since the dispute began.

    The government will use taxpayers’ money to compensate operators for lost profits."

    https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/aslef-announce-fresh-train-strikes-pay-row

    Sounds reasonable tbh.

    • siriusmart@lemmy.mlOP
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      5
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      6 months ago

      I didnt know they havent got any pay increase for 2 years, kinda make sense now ig

      • nogooduser@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        9
        ·
        edit-2
        6 months ago

        It’s not two years. It’s five years and they voted on whether to strike two years ago.