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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jack Simpson

Aslef train drivers vote to back pay deal and end two-year standoff

LNER trains at King's Cross station in London
Strike action and overtime bans caused widespread disruption on the railways over the past two years. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/Zuma Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock

Train drivers have voted to back a pay deal that will resolve the last remaining conflict between rail operators and unions after more than two years of strikes that have brought misery for passengers.

Members of the driver’s union Aslef voted overwhelmingly to support the pay offer by the Department for Transport (DfT) last month, which would mean a pay rise of almost 15% over three years.

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