UK train drivers announce fresh strikes, including FA Cup final date

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LONDON, April 27 (Reuters) - British train drivers will take three more days of strike action, including coinciding with the FA Cup final on June 3, after rejecting a pay offer from the 16 train companies, their trade union said on Thursday. "Our executive committee met this morning (Thursday) and rejected a risible proposal we received," Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF)general secretary Mick Whelan said in a statement. "Consequently, we have today announced three more days of strike action – on Friday 12 May, Wednesday 31 May, and Saturday 3 June."
(Reporting by Muvija M and Farouq Suleiman, Editing by Kylie MacLellan)

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