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| ASLEF picket line at Reading Station, 30 July |
On 30 July and 13 August 2022, Reading Trades Union Council, represented by Neil Adams (Unite), John Gillman (Unite), Ali McNamara (NEU), Ray Parkes (Unite Community), John Partington (TSSA), Suzanne Quainton (RMT) and Chris Reilly (RMT), attended the ASLEF picket lines at Reading and Oxford Railway Stations to show their support for the striking train drivers.
The train drivers' dispute is with Arriva Rail London, Chiltern Railways, Greater Anglia, Great Western, Hull Trains, LNER, Southeastern and West Midlands Trains, with the focus on pay. The drivers have not had a pay increase since 2019 and many suffered furloughed pay reductions during the COVID19 pandemic. In recent years, the train operators have introduced modernisation programmes which have increased driver productivity - but the drivers have seen no financial reward for these improvements.
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| NEU solidarity with the ASLEF strikers, 30 July |
The door is open for fresh talks between the trade union and the employers.
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| RTUC's John Partington (4th left, TSSA) and Suzanne Quainton (3rd right, RMT) show solidarity, 30 July |
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| John Partington (left) supports the Oxford & District TUC banner, 13 August |
