{"id":122458,"date":"2023-12-13T19:09:50","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T19:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uklevitrasupport.com\/?p=122458"},"modified":"2023-12-13T19:09:50","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T19:09:50","slug":"transport-secretary-rejects-extra-pay-for-train-drivers-amid-ongoing-disrupti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uklevitrasupport.com\/politics\/transport-secretary-rejects-extra-pay-for-train-drivers-amid-ongoing-disrupti\/","title":{"rendered":"Transport Secretary rejects extra pay for train drivers amid ongoing disrupti&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/139\/590x\/secondary\/Train-strike-5114179.jpg?r=1702493037594\"><\/p>\n<p>There was more than a week of disruption across Britain&#8217;s railways earlier this month due to strikes and a ban on overtime by train drivers&#8217; union Aslef.<\/p>\n<p>The pay dispute has lasted more than a year.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about the progress of negotiations, Mr Harper told LBC: &#8220;There is an offer on the table.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It would take the average salary of a train driver from an average of \u00a360,000 for a 35-hour, four-day week to just under \u00a365,000 for that 35-hour, four-day week.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s on the table. The table that everyone says I should get round, it&#8217;s there. We&#8217;re not going to throw more money at train drivers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mick Whelan (Aslef general secretary) should take the offer that&#8217;s on the table, put it to his members and ask them if they want to accept it. He hasn&#8217;t done that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want train drivers to get a pay rise and to stop disrupting the railways.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In a message to Mr Harper recorded for LBC, Mr Whelan said: &#8220;We&#8217;ve experienced nothing but bad faith since you took over.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But we are willing to meet you any time in the next two weeks if you&#8217;re willing to resolve this situation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We look forward to hearing from you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Mr Harper said when he became Transport Secretary in October 2022 he met the leaders of all trade unions involved in disputes on the railways to &#8220;try and get a better dialogue&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>He added that he last met Mr Whelan &#8220;a while back&#8221; as &#8220;I&#8217;m not negotiating with him, he&#8217;s negotiating with the train operating companies&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The finances of train operators in England are closely controlled by the Department for Transport.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/politics\/1845316\/transport-secretary-extra-pay-train-drivers-ongoing-disruptions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There was more than a week of disruption across Britain&#8217;s railways earlier this month due to strikes and a ban<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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