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| Train drivers are set to strike again, including on the day of the FA Cup final, as part of a long-running row over pay, the Aslef union says. | |
| As well as striking on June 3, members will walk out on 12 May and 31 May. | |
| The latest action comes after the union rejected a fresh offer from 16 train companies, including a 4% pay rise over two years as well as changes to working conditions. | |
| Some 13,000 drivers will walk out over the three days, Aslef said. | |
| The action is expected to cause major disruption across large parts of the country's railways and follows months of large-scale rail strikes. | |
| The offer from the train companies, which was presented to the union by the Rail Delivery Group on Wednesday, was "risible", said Aslef's general secretary Mick Whelan. | |
| He said the proposal was "clearly not designed to be accepted" as it did not keep pace with the cost of living, which soared by more than 10% in the year to March. | |
| "The blame for this action lies, fairly and squarely, at the feet of the employers who have forced our hand over this by their intransigence," Mr Whelan said. | |
| The first day of strike action on 12 May is the day before the Eurovision Song Contest final in Liverpool. | |
| On 3 June, thousands of football fans are set to travel to Wembley Stadium in London as Manchester United take on their rivals Manchester City in the FA Cup final. | |
| Drivers at Avanti West Coast, which is the main direct train service from Manchester to London, are set to strike that day, meaning most fans will have to travel by road. | |
| The other 15 train companies that will see walkouts are: | |
| Chiltern Railways | |
| CrossCountry | |
| East Midlands Railway | |
| Great Western Railway | |
| Greater Anglia | |
| GTR Great Northern Thameslink | |
| London North Eastern Railway | |
| Northern Trains | |
| Southeastern | |
| Southern/Gatwick Express | |
| South Western Railway | |
| SWR depot drivers | |
| SWR Island Line | |
| TransPennine Express | |
| West Midands Trains | |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Rail travel | Rail travel |
| Pay | Pay |
| Strike action | Strike action |