{
  "id": 4412492,
  "title": "Train drivers secure 3.6% pay rise after threat of strikes on busy UK routes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/train-drivers-secure-3-6-pay-rise-after-threat-of-strikes-on-busy-uk",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T10:32:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/30/train-drivers-pay-rise-avanti-aslef-uk"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Deal agreed between Avanti West Coast and Aslef is first to be approved by Burnham government Train drivers have secured a significant pay rise after the threat of strike action was floated on busy routes across the UK, including on the busy London-Manchester line. The deal, which was agreed on Saturday between Avanti West Coast and the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}