Members of rail union Aslef have voted to take industrial action in a dispute over pay with their employer MTR.
It means services will be severely disrupted on the line on four separate days over the course of a two-week period.
The walkouts by drivers will take place over four days (Photo: Bloomberg/Getty)
When are the Elizabeth Line strikes?
Industrial action is planned for:
Thursday 27 February Saturday 1 March Saturday 8 March Monday 10 MarchAccording to Transport for London (TfL), if these strikes go ahead Elizabeth Line services will be “significantly disrupted”. No other TfL services will be affected by industrial action on these dates but it may mean some are busier than normal.
Mick Whelan, General Secretary of Aslef, said MTR had not recognised ‘the value of train drivers’ (Photo:Vuk Valcic/Sopa/LightRocket/Getty)
Why are Elizabeth Line workers striking?
The dispute between drivers and their employer is over pay.
However, Mick Whelan, Aslef’s general secretary, said: “Our members have been instrumental in the success of the Elizabeth line – it’s a partnership, in practice, between the company and its employees – but, despite our best efforts, MTR has decided not to recognise the input, the importance, and the value of train drivers in this success.
Nigel Gibson, one of Aslef’s full-time district organisers, added: “Taking action is always a last resort, because we do not want to inconvenience passengers and our members do not want to lose money, and I hope that the company, seeing the strength of feeling among our members, their drivers, will do the right thing and return to the negotiating table.'”
He said the firm was “disappointed that drivers on the Elizabeth Line have rejected a 4.5pc pay rise” as it would “have maintained some of the highest salaries in the industry, along with enhanced terms and conditions.”
TfL has encouraged both sides to “continue working” to resolve the dispute.
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