A series of weekend strikes by LNER train drivers which began on Saturday have been called off, trade union Aslef has announced.
Passengers travelling between London and Edinburgh faced the possibility of months of disruption after LNER drivers announced a 22-day strike from early September to early November earlier this month.
Mr Asleef said on Thursday that the drivers had reached a settlement with LNER over the breach of the agreement.
“The strike planned for the weekends of August 31st to November 10th is cancelled. We look forward to a return to business as usual,” X posted.
The strike was called off following talks between the union and the company. The dispute was separate from a long-running pay dispute affecting drivers across the UK, which appears to have been resolved with a new long-term pay offer.
Asleef general secretary Mick Whelan said: “Once again we have shown that by sitting around the table and negotiating, we can resolve railway issues in a way that leads to better working conditions for rail workers and a better service for passengers.”
“Asref will continue to work towards a well-staffed railway that does not rely on excessive overtime for drivers. We continue to operate in good faith and are pleased that the long-standing breach of contract issue with LNER has finally been resolved.”
The news comes as hundreds of passport control workers at Heathrow airport are set to go on strike for four days starting on Saturday in a dispute over working conditions.
The Public Commercial Services (PCS) union announced that 650 border force officers working in passport control at Heathrow's terminals two, three, four and five will strike from August 31 to September 3, then work the rules without overtime until September 22.
The long-running dispute is over forced changes to working conditions, including the introduction of flexible rostering. PCS members staged seven-day strikes in April, May and June.
