Rail unions are continuing strike action this month. Yesterday (Oct 1, 2022) members of the RMT, Aslef and TSSA members walked out.
More industrial action is set for Wednesday (Oct 5, 2022) when The Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) members walk out. And on Saturday (Oct 8, 2022) Rail, Maritime and Transport workers union (RMT) members are walking out.
Aslef members are walking out in a row over wages only. For the RMT and the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) the dispute is over both wages and plans for sweeping reforms to working practices.
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Consumer group Which? says the process of getting a ticket refund differs on which train company someone is travelling with, and customers can “only claim compensation during a rail strike for a delay based on the replacement or emergency timetable for train or replacement bus services”. Talks between union leaders on one side and train companies and Network Rail ground to a halt during the period of national mourning.
The Government has already threatened new minimum service requirements that would require a certain number of trains to run during a strike. However, ministers have warned it could take months to draw up the new laws. Eleven trade unions have launched legal action for a judicial review into the plans.
What days are the train strikes happening?
Wednesday, October 5 - Aslef members walk-out
Saturday October 8 - RMT walk-out
Which train operators will be affected?
RMT members will walk out on:
- Chiltern Railways
- Cross Country Trains
- Greater Anglia
- LNER
- East Midlands Railway
- c2c
- Great Western Railway
- Hull Trains
- Northern Trains
- South Eastern
- South Western
- RailwayTranspennine Express
- Avanti West Coast
- West Midlands Trains
- GTR (including Gatwick Express as well as Network Rail)
Aslef members at 12 companies will strike. They are:
- Avanti West Coast
- Chiltern Railways
- CrossCountry
- Greater Anglia
- Great Western Railway
- Hull Trains
- LNER
- London Overground
- Northern Trains
- Southeastern
- TransPennine Express
- West Midlands Trains
Network Rail workers will also be on strike on October 8.
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