The boss of Britain’s train drivers’ union has warned that his members are prepared to continue strike action into the winter in a dispute over pay, ahead of another walkout that will lead to a weekend of severe disruption.
Aslef will shut down large parts of the rail network when it stages its second one-day strike on Saturday at nine of the UK’s train operating companies.
Mick Whelan, the union’s general secretary, said he would hold the first talks next week with industry representatives from the Rail Delivery Group, which represents train operating companies, as drivers push for a pay rise to help them keep up with the rising cost of living