RAILWAY engine drivers across Britain will strike again September 15 in a third walkout in as many months, as unions fight for higher pay to meet rising inflation, reports Bloomberg.
Drivers at 12 train operating companies will walk out in mid-September the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) union said.
Earlier the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA), which represents workers from nine train companies and Network Rail, said it would strike for 24 hours on September 26.
The TSSA's strike coincides with the Labour Party's annual conference, which starts in Liverpool the previous day. The labour group's boss, Manuel Cortes, urged Labour MPs to join picket lines, but the party's leader, Keir Starmer, insists it is inappropriate for shadow ministers to stand beside striking workers.
'I want a Labour government, I want to be the Labour prime minister,' said Mr Starmer. 'You can't sit around a cabinet table resolving issues and then walk on to a picket line - they are different jobs.'
Labour has typically aligned itself with trade unions since its founding more than a century ago.
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Drivers at 12 train operating companies will walk out in mid-September the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) union said.
Earlier the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA), which represents workers from nine train companies and Network Rail, said it would strike for 24 hours on September 26.
The TSSA's strike coincides with the Labour Party's annual conference, which starts in Liverpool the previous day. The labour group's boss, Manuel Cortes, urged Labour MPs to join picket lines, but the party's leader, Keir Starmer, insists it is inappropriate for shadow ministers to stand beside striking workers.
'I want a Labour government, I want to be the Labour prime minister,' said Mr Starmer. 'You can't sit around a cabinet table resolving issues and then walk on to a picket line - they are different jobs.'
Labour has typically aligned itself with trade unions since its founding more than a century ago.
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