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[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 28 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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.ml 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] nogooduser@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

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