Chipping Norton Labour Party support striking train drivers

By Jack Ingham
Published 16th Aug 2022, 14:47 BST
"Chippy Labour Party and our Councillors are long time supporters and passionate advocates of the Cotswold Line. That's why we were so pleased to support our local train drivers.""Chippy Labour Party and our Councillors are long time supporters and passionate advocates of the Cotswold Line. That's why we were so pleased to support our local train drivers."
"Chippy Labour Party and our Councillors are long time supporters and passionate advocates of the Cotswold Line. That's why we were so pleased to support our local train drivers."
Members of the Chipping Norton Labour Party showed their support for striking rail workers by joining the picket line at Oxford Station on Saturday (August 13).

Around 70 train drivers working for Great Western Railway (GWR) joined the second national train drivers strike, organised by the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF).

The Chipping Norton Labour Party members showed particular support to drivers that work on the Cotswold line which runs between Oxford and Hereford and stops at Moreton-in-Marsh, Charlbury and Kingham stations all of which are less than 10 miles from Chipping Norton.

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The chair of the Chipping Norton Labour Party, Steve Akers, said the workers deserved better, adding: "Chippy Labour Party and our councillors are long-time supporters and passionate advocates of the Cotswold Line.

"That's why we were so pleased to support our local train drivers and will continue to do so until they get a just settlement.”

Related topics:Great Western RailwayHereford

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