Rail strikes: train drivers’ union Aslef dismisses reported 3% pay offer

Union leader Mick Whelan brands reported 2,000 rise per year just before latest 24-hour strike as tokenism'

The train drivers union has dismissed as tokenism" a pay offer reportedly being drawn up by the government before a new strike by its members on Thursday.

Mick Whelan, general secretary of Aslef, said the union had received no offer nor entered new talks, but said a possible 2,000 rise reported in the Sun would not fly".