February 14th - Britain's busiest rail line to be hit by strikes this month and next
The drivers on the Elizabeth Line want a pay rise bigger than the 4. 5 percent that they have been offered.
Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast · The Independent
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Show Notes
Mind the gap – between what train drivers on London's Elizabeth line have been offered, and what they believe they deserve. The employers have offered a 4.5% raise which would take their annual salary above £75,000, but the members of the train drivers' union, Aslef, have voted overwhelmingly to strike on four days in February and March. Are they pushing their luck?
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