Workers at Chiltern, Northern Trains and Transpennine Express will walk out in a dispute over pay.
Workers at Chiltern Railways, Northern Trains and Transpennine Express say they will walk out in a dispute over pay but no dates have been set.
A spokesperson for the Rail Delivery Group, which represents train operators, said: "We want to give our people a pay rise, but to fund it unions must recognise that as an industry that has lost 20% of its revenue, we can either adapt or decline. This was described as the biggest rail strike in three decades. The involvement of Network Rail's signalling staff across Britain meant half the railway was completely closed and some areas were affected even though their local train operator was not directly involved.
On Thursday he added: "We are calling on the companies to come to the table with a proper proposal to help our members, their drivers, buy this year what they could buy last year. That is the way to prevent another strike and all the disruption that causes." They argue that with passenger revenue lower than before the pandemic, and after billions of public money kept services going, neither taxpayers nor passengers should have to pay more to cover the funding gap. So higher wages must be funded by reforms.
The government and Network Rail have called for other groups of workers to be able to vote on a similar offer. That was for a 4% pay rise in the first year and 4% in the second - which Network Rail describes as an 8% deal over two years.There would also be a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies during that time, and benefits such as discounted rail travel for family. However part of the second year's increase would be conditional on reforms.
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