A series of rail strikes will be taking place over the coming days, leading to potential disruptions and cancellations across the country's train services.
Both the Aslef union and Rail, Maritime, and Transport Workers (RMT) union have announced strike dates for the end of May and start of June. Aslef members will stage industrial action on Wednesday, May 31 and Saturday, June 3.
Meanwhile, RMT members will stage industrial action on Friday, June 2. Aslef members will also implement an overtime ban on Thursday, June 1 which will also likely cause disruptions across the board.
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Saturday's strike will occur on the same day as the FA Cup final at Wembley, causing disruptions for those hoping to travel to see the match. Both union have confirmed that they rejected the pay offer from the government.
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: "The government is once again not allowing the Rail Delivery Group to make an improved offer that we can consider. Therefore, we have to pursue our industrial campaign to win a negotiated settlement on jobs, pay and conditions.
"Ministers cannot just wish this dispute away. They underestimate the strength of feeling our members who have just given us a new 6-month strike mandate, continue to support the campaign and the action and are determined to see this through until we get an acceptable resolution.
"The government now needs to unlock the RDG and allow them to make an offer that can be put to a referendum of our members."
Here's a breakdown of all the train operators that will be impacted by the announced strike action...
All the operators affected by the strikes
The following train companies will be affected:
- Avanti West Coast
- c2c (2 June only)
- Chiltern Railways
- CrossCountry
- East Midlands Railway
- Gatwick Express
- Great Northern
- Great Western Railway
- Greater Anglia
- Heathrow Express
- Island Line
- LNER
- London Northwestern Railway
- Northern
- South Western Railway
- Southeastern
- Southern
- Stansted Express
- Thameslink
- TransPennine Express
- West Midlands Railway
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