Two further days of rail strikes have been announced by the RMT on 18 and 20 August in the row over jobs, pay and working conditions
"It's clear the best interests of passengers and our staff are taking second place to the union's bosses' political campaign."
"We don't want to inconvenience passengers - not least because our friends and families use public transport, too, and we believe in building trust in the railways in Britain - and we don't want to lose money by going on strike.Aslef members at eight companies - Arriva Rail London; Chiltern Railways; Greater Anglia; Great Western; Hull Trains; LNER; Southeastern; and West Midlands Trains - will join the strike action.
Further ballots close at Avanti West Coast and CrossCountry on Wednesday 27 July; and at Northern Trains; TransPennine Express; and Transport for Wales on Thursday 25 August, he added.
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