Train drivers set to strike again in October in pay row
Train drivers and railway workers across the country are set to stage the largest strike to date as part the long-running row over pay.
The race is on 2 October which is not a strike day but services could be disrupted following industrial action because trains are not in the correct locations."These strikes will once again hugely inconvenience the very passengers the industry needs to support its recovery from the ongoing impact of the pandemic," said the Rail Delivery Group.
Mick Lynch, the union's general secretary, said the large-scale action would send a "clear message to the government and employers that working people will not accept continued attacks on pay and working conditions at a time when big business profits are at an all-time high". The union said it had successfully negotiated pay deals with nine train companies this year, but remained in dispute with some firms which it claimed hadn't offered any deal and where drivers hadn't had a pay increase since 2019.
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