Drivers at 16 railway companies have launched a new strike and banned overtime, causing disruption to the rail network.

The strike is part of a long-running pay dispute and will take place during April and May.

An overtime ban – a type of action that is not a strike – also means some services may stop running or be reduced due to drivers refusing to work on their rest days.

Subway strikes planned for April and May have been called off.

In a “completely separate dispute”, ASLEF members will also strike and refuse overtime at LNER on specific dates in April, the union said, “because the company has failed to comply with agreed bargaining mechanisms”.

The LNER’s alleged failure to adhere to its bargaining machinery refers to its use of managers to drive trains on strike days.

People are advised to check before traveling.

Here’s what happens:

Railway strike date

Friday, April 5

The strike will affect Avanti West Coast, East Midlands Railway, West Midlands Trains and CrossCountry.

Saturday, April 6

The strike will affect Chiltern, GWR, LNER, Northern and TransPennine trains.

Monday, April 8

The strike will affect Greater Anglia, c2c, GTR Great Northern Thameslink, Southeastern, Southern/Gatwick Express, South Western Railway mainline and station drivers and the SWR Island Line.

No overtime work dates:

Thursday, April 4

Friday, April 5

Saturday, April 6

Monday, April 8

Tuesday, April 9

People are advised to check before traveling as some areas may not have services.

LNER Operation Date:

Members will go on strike Saturday, April 20 and refuse non-contract overtime Friday 19th to Sunday 21st April.

Why did the strike happen?

Aslev says LNER strike It was because of “the company’s continued non-compliance with existing agreements.”

ASLEF organizer for the North East Nigel Roebuck said operators had been working hard to get “every driver manager and driver coach to work on strike days”.

A spokesman said: “The LNER has used managers (paid £500 per shift) to run trains for most of the week on strike days and after the last non-contractual overtime agreement expired.

“Management has not reached any agreement to drive services on mainline infrastructure.

“This has resulted in feeder services such as Lincoln, Skipton and Harrogate being canceled due to a lack of route knowledge and means there is virtually no driver training taking place.”

ASLEF Secretary General Mick Whelan said railway strike: “Last month, when we announced the renewal of our mandate for industrial action because we must vote on our members every six months under the Conservatives’ tough anti-union laws, we called on train companies and the government to engage in negotiations. Significant negotiations to negotiate a new pay deal for train drivers who have not received a pay increase since 2019.

“Once again our members voted overwhelmingly in favor of industrial action.”

A spokesman for Rail Transport Group said: “No one wins when strike action affects people’s lives and livelihoods and we will work hard to minimize disruption to passengers.

“We want this dispute to be resolved but ASLEF leadership needs to recognize that struggling taxpayers continue to contribute an extra £54m a week just to keep services running post-Covid.

“We will continue to seek agreement with ASLEF leadership and remain open to negotiations to find a resolution to this dispute.”

When a strike occurs London Underground Finn Brennan, full-time organizer for the ASLEF network, said in a statement: “ASLEF Tube train drivers will go on strike in April and May due to London Underground’s failure to ensure our members that It is a long-standing dispute that changes should be made. Terms and conditions will not be imposed without consent and all existing agreements will be respected.

“Despite previous commitments to withdraw plans for wholesale changes to drivers’ working conditions, London Underground management have established a full-time management team ready to implement their plans.

Sadiq Khan said they were canceled after “talking and engaging with transport workers and unions rather than fighting them”.