As ASLEF strikes start, Overground faces walkouts too

ASLEF members at Govia Thameslink Railway, Southeastern and South Western Railway are staging the first in a series of 24-hour strikes today which will affect most operators in England between now and 5 February, while a continuous overtime ban will disrupt services at all these operators until next Tuesday. Meanwhile, the RMT has announced two 48-hour walkouts at London Overground on 19-20 February and 4-5 March, after the Transport for London Overground contractor Arriva Rail London made what the union is describing as ‘a below inflation pay offer’.