Rail passengers to face more travel disruption due to train driver's overtime ban
manchestereveningnews.co.ukRail passengers could face more travel disruption next week due to a ban on overtime by train drivers as part of a campaign of action in the dispute over pay.
Members of Aslef at 15 train companies across England will refuse to work overtime from Monday (July 31) to Saturday (August 5) and again from August 7 to 12.
The union said its members involved in the dispute have not had a pay rise for four years. Aslef said the overtime ban, which is the withdrawal of non-contractual overtime, will seriously disrupt services, adding that none of the train companies employs enough drivers. Join our WhatsAp p Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link. It will impact a number of providers, including Avanti West Coast, Cross Country, East Midlands Railway, Great Western Railway, Northern Trains, TransPennine Express, and West Midlands Trains.
The overtime ban follows strikes last week by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) which crippled services.
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