Three more months of rail strikes announced days after train drivers agree a pay deal
Members of the rail union Aslef employed by LNER are planning to strike every weekend from the end of August until mid-November in disputes over working conditions.
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00:00And the strikes continue. Members of the rail union Aslef, employed by LNER, have announced
00:07a further three months of walkouts. They're planning to strike every weekend from the
00:11end of August until mid-November in disputes over working conditions. It comes just days
00:16after the government agreed on a pay deal for train drivers, which Transport Secretary
00:20Louise Hay called a breakthrough. It was hoped the agreement would mean no more rail strikes,
00:25as Hay said Labour had put an end to industrial action on the railways. But Helen Whatley
00:29Shadow Transport Secretary said a no-strings deal means this will be paid for by passengers
00:34and taxpayers. But this time it's not about the money. This round of action is down to
00:39what the union are calling bullying behaviour by bosses and persistent breaking of agreements
00:44by LNER management. LNER refused to comment. Writing in the Sunday Mirror, Hay urged Aslef
00:50and LNER representatives to get around the table. But what do you think? Do you agree
00:54with the decision to end train strikes with a payoff up for drivers? Or do you think there
00:58could have been a better approach? And what impact does it have on public trust in the
01:02government?