The
drivers’
union
ASLEF


has
taken
new
action
in
its
continuing
pay
dispute,
by
calling
an
overtime
ban
from
3
to
8
July.

The
ban
will
affect
most
National
Rail
operators
in
England,
and
it
follows
the
latest
ballot
of
the
union’s
members,
who
voted
last
week
to
continue
strikes
and
other
industrial
action.
In
most
cases
fewer
than
10
per
cent
of
those
who
voted
opposed
more
action.

ASLEF
general
secretary
Mick
Whelan
said:
‘Once
again
we
find
ourselves
with
no
alternative
but
to
take
this
action.
We
have
continually
come
to
the
negotiating
table
in
good
faith,
seeking
to
resolve
the
dispute.
Sadly,
it
is
clear
from
the
actions
of
both
the
train
operating
companies
and
the
government
that
they
do
not
want
an
end
to
the
dispute.
Their
goals
appear
to
be
to
continue
industrial
strife
and
to
do
down
our
industry.

‘We
don’t
want
to
inconvenience
the
public.
We
just
want
to
see
our
members
paid
fairly
during
a
cost
of
living
crisis
when
inflation
is
running
at
above
10
per
cent,
and
to
not
see
our
terms
and
conditions
taken
away.

‘It’s
time
for
the
government
and
the
companies
to
think
again
and
look
for
a
resolution.’