Train drivers have voted overwhelmingly to accept a multi-year pay deal, ending a two-year dispute at 16 rail companies, their union ASLEF has announced. Members voted by 96% in favour of the pay rise, which is worth 15% over three years, the organisation said. Politics Live: Minister dismisses concerns over free Taylor Swift tickets The offer was made by the new Labour Government within weeks of the party winning the general election.
' ASLEF had accused the previous Conservative government of 'sitting on its hands' and refusing to negotiate, prolonging the length of the strikes. Mr Whelan said it was 'not a fight we sought or wanted', but after five years without a pay rise and 'working for private companies who declared millions of pounds in profits and dividends to shareholders', drivers needed a 'dent in the cost of living'.