No rail strike set at ASLEF for 28 July 2022 as union confirms date and planned routes

There are no rail strikes at ASLEF planned for July 28, 2022 but here’s when union members plan to strike and roads.

The UK is currently experiencing one of the biggest rail strikes in 30 years as rail workers protest against jobs and salary increases.

Workers of ASLEF (the Affiliated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firefighters) and RMT (National Federation of Rail, Marine and Transport Workers) continue to fight for better wages.

Here’s what you need to know about the planned strikes.

ASLEF . Rail Strike Explained

There is no rail strike at ASLEF on Thursday, July 28, 2022, but the union has confirmed that there will be a strike on Saturday, July 30, 2022.

A total of eight railway companies will be affected and passengers are advised to check train schedules in advance. The list of affected operators includes:

• Chiltern
• LNE
• northern
• Transbinin Express
• Areva Rail London
• Great Western
• southeast
• West Midlands

More than 40,000 RMT union members from Network Rail and 14 operating companies will strike on Wednesday, July 27. The affected railway companies are:

• Chiltern Railway
• Cross country trains
• Great Anglia
• LNE
• East Midlands Railway
• c2c
• Great Western Railway
• Northern trains
• southeast
• Southwest Railway
• Transbinin Express
• Avanti West Coast
• West Midlands trains
• GTR (including Gatwick Express)

Statement from ASLEF

in press releaseASLEF said union members are protesting after the train companies “failed to make a payment offer to keep pace with the increase in the cost of living”.

The union said it “did not want to strike” and “disturb passengers” but was “forced” by the current situation.

“But we have been forced by the rail companies to fill this position led by the Conservative government,” said Secretary General Mike Whelan. “Drivers at the companies where we have been on strike have had a real cut in wages for the past three years – since April 2019.”

And these companies give us nothing, saying that the government tied their hands. That means, in real terms, with inflation still at 9%, 10% and even 11% this year, depending on the indicator you’re using, they’re being asked to take real terms for a wage cut. This is not acceptable.

“A strike is the only option available now, but we are always open to talks if the train companies, or the government, want to talk to us and make a fair and reasonable offer.”

Tracks affected on July 30th

The roads affected in London as a result of the ASLEF strike on July 30 are:

• Paddington 07:00 – 12:00
• Euston 06:00 – 18:00
• Chingford 06:00 – 18:00
• Stratford 06:00 – 18:00
• Willesden Warehouse 06:00 – 18:00
• New Cross Jet 06:00 – 18:00
• Grove Park 04:00 – 16:00

For the Midlands region, the roads affected are:

• Birmingham New Street 06:00 – 18:00
• Birmingham Snow Hill 06:00 – 18:00
• Wolverhampton 10:00 – 16:00
• Leamington 06:00 – 12:00
• Bletchley / Northampton 06:00 – 18:00
• Coventry 06:00 – 12:00
• Worcester Hill Drink 06:00 – 18:00

For a full list of affected roads, please visit ASLEF . site Where you can subscribe to their mailing list for more details.

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