The Latest Breaking News from Aslef

Aslef: London commuters faced with delays and cancellations amid train drivers’ industrial action

Services popular with commuters will be affected for the entire week

Evening Standard · May 15, 2023

Train strikes: Everything you need to know about this weekend’s rail walk-outs

Eurovision weekend will see strikes by both the RMT and Aslef unions

The Independent UK · May 14, 2023

How TransPennine Express ended up being brought under government control

Travellers in the north have been familiar with chaos on the rails for years

Manchester Evening News · May 14, 2023

Warning of more rail strikes as walkout by train drivers causes travel chaos for passengers

Union boss says ‘we are in this for the long haul’ after day of misery for passengers - with another strike to grind railways to a halt on Saturday

Evening Standard · May 12, 2023

EMR expecting to run normal timetable week starting Monday, May 15, despite some union action

Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan said pay negotiations with ministers had stalled over past four months

Birmingham Post · May 12, 2023

Train drivers walk out as union chief says pay talks with ministers have stalled

Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan said the union had seen ‘neither hide nor hair’ from the Government since January.

The Independent UK · May 12, 2023

Rail unions told: ‘Take deal now to end train strike misery’

Huw Merriman warns commuters are ‘giving up on rail’ and calls on Aslef and RMT to accept offer that would take train driver salaries to about £65,000

Evening Standard · May 12, 2023

'Dead hand of Government' stopping deal to avert train strikes, union boss says

Passengers face major disruption today with ASLEF members walking out and on Saturday as the RMT union's members also strike in their long-running dispute

Daily Mirror · May 12, 2023

Tories have ‘completely lost control’ of UK migration numbers, says Starmer – as it happened

Labour leader’s comments follow reports that net immigration for 2022 could almost reach one million

The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2023

Rishi Sunak ‘disappointed’ by President Zelensky’s ban from addressing Eurovision Song Contest final

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) barred the Ukrainian leader from making a video appearance over fears it would ‘politicise’ the competition

Evening Standard · May 12, 2023