More travel chaos expected as train drivers vote to strike over pay dispute

Rail passengers will be faced with more travel chaos as two more unions vote to strike

More than 6,000 TSSA rail union members at Network Rail have voted for strike action - and action short of a strike - in a dispute over pay, conditions and job security.

As well as TSSA members, members of the ASLEF train drivers' union at eight train companies voted "overwhelmingly" to take industrial action over a pay dispute. "Strikes are always the last resort," said Mick Whelan, general secretary of ASLEF, the train drivers’ union. "It’s not unreasonable to ask your employer to make sure you’re not worse off for three years in a row.

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