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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jack Simpson

Aslef says more train strikes likely as drivers’ pay row continues

Mick Whelan, general secretary of Aslef, on a picket line at Euston station in London.
Mick Whelan, general secretary of Aslef, on a picket line at Euston station in London. Photograph: Victoria Jones/PA

Passengers on Britain’s railways should expect more strikes to follow the current round of industrial action within months, the boss of the train drivers’ union Aslef has warned ahead of a third day of disruption amid a simmering row over pay.

Mick Whelan, the general secretary of Aslef, said the union was scheduled to enter negotiations this month with some rail operators over future pay levels, and that a failure to strike a deal would mean it would look to launch a fresh round of industrial action to run alongside the current dispute.

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