Train strikes will see 'all services cancelled' during Tory party conference in Manchester next month
manchestereveningnews.co.ukTrain drivers are to stage fresh strikes that will hit the Conservative party’s annual conference next month in their long-running dispute over pay.
Trade union Aslef has announced members at 16 train operators will walk out on September 30 – the day before the conference – and October 4, the final day of the event.
The union said the strikes will force train operators to cancel all services, causing travel chaos for passengers, including those travelling to and from the Conservative conference in Manchester, which is being held from October 1 to 4. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. Thousands of delegates are expected at the event, which is being hosted at the Manchester Central convention complex, previously known as the GMex.
Aslef members will also ban overtime from September 29 to October 6, which the union said will “seriously disrupt” the rail network.
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