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February 2023 train drivers' strike to impact rail services in Newcastle and around North East

Drivers working for LNER, CrossCountry, TransPennine Express and Northern are among those set to walk out again in February 2023

Chronicle Live

When new Merseyrail trains will start welcoming passengers after final deal agreed

Roll-out of new Class 777 trains can now begin after driver deal agreed

Liverpool Echo

February rail strikes: Will my train run during the national walkouts?

Train drivers working for 15 train operators will walk out on 1 and 3 February

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Roll-out of new Merseyrail trains imminent as deal finally agreed

Union of drivers agrees terms, meaning long-awaited roll-out of new trains can now begin

Liverpool Echo

Train stikes announced on two dates in February

The Aslef union announced that its members will stage a walkout after rejecting a pay offer

Manchester Evening News

New rail strike dates for February as fresh pay offer rejected

Train drivers have backed further walkouts

Liverpool Echo

Train drivers announce two more strike dates

Unions reject latest pay offer

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Train strikes: Union chief says deal further away than ever as February walkouts loom

Companies affected by the new strikes include some of London’s busiest commuter routes, including Thameslink, Southeastern and Southern

Evening Standard

Train drivers to strike on 1 and 3 February after pay deal rejected

Workers represented by Aslef and RMT will take part as stoppages expected to halt most services across 14 train companies

The Guardian - UK

New rail strike dates announced in February as train drivers reject pay offer

The first Aslef strike date will coincide with a walkout by 100,000 civil servants, a strike by teachers and nationwide protests against Tory new anti-strike legislation

Daily Mirror

Aslef union train drivers announce two more strike dates

Members will strike on February 1 and 3.

The Independent UK

Rail industry and RMT resume talks amid hopes of end to strikes

But drivers’ union Aslef set to reject initial pay offer from train operators, meaning resolution is some way off

The Guardian - UK

First new Merseyrail trains could be days away as final hurdle approaches

If union deal is agreed next week then first new train will be imminent

Liverpool Echo

Train strikes: New offer to be made to unions

Pay hike likely to be 10 per cent over two years with ‘driver-only operation’ proposals watered down

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Harper: ‘Renewed offer’ on table at latest talks to avert further rail strikes

Despite the Transport Secretary's positivity, one union boss says there was still 'zero' chance of a resolution

Evening Standard

Watch: Rail dispute ‘further away’ from being resolved, union leader warns

A union leader has warned that the bitter strike on the railways is further away from being resolved than when it started last year. Mick Whelan, general secretary of the Aslef train drivers’ union, was asked by the Transport Select Committee to say how close, on a scale of one…

Evening Standard

Train drivers’ union says ‘zero’ hope of resolving rail strike soon - but Network Rail says 7/10 chance

Passenger confidence in railways is ‘ebbing away’ because of strikes, warns train firm chief

The Independent UK

Rail strikes over (for now): what happens next?

Passengers may be caught up in what looks like an ideological struggle for some time to come

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The Independent UK

Rail strikes: ‘We’re further away than when we started,’ says train union boss of negotiations

Rail dispute no closer to being resolved, says Mick Whelan

Evening Standard

Rail dispute ‘further away’ from being resolved, union leader warns as London braces for Elizabeth Line walkout

Asked by MPs how close resolution to row is on scale of 1 to 10, Aslef boss Mick Whelan says: ‘I think you can include zero’

Reuters

UK laws to blunt strikes begin journey through parliament

The British government introduced legislation to parliament on Tuesday which would require key public services to maintain minimum safety levels during strike action by workers.

The Independent UK

Manchester Piccadilly station cancels all trains on Sunday

Rail replacement bus services will be in place instead

Evening Standard

Elizabeth line strike: When is it and how long will it last?

The industrial action comes a week after RMT and Aslef members walked out

Evening Standard

The Standard View: Welcome change of tone over NHS pay

A chink of optimism is how the general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing described the effect of the Prime Minister’s overtures to NHS staff this weekend. And indeed, the shift in tone from the Government’s previous rhetoric about strike bans is welcome. Today the Health Secretary Steve Barclay…

The Guardian - UK

Rail strikes: Mick Lynch says ministers should ‘stop play-acting’

Unions and industry leaders to meet ministers in attempt to break deadlock

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