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Train drivers on the London North Eastern Railway (LNER) line have announced new weekend strikes.
It comes just two days after train drivers were offered a union-backed pay deal as part of a separate nationwide dispute.
The drivers, represented by the ASLEF (Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen) union, will go on strike for 22 days in total on Saturdays and Sundays starting in two weeks.
Where’s being affected and when?
They will withdraw their services every Saturday from 31 August to 9 November and every Sunday from 1 September to 10 November.
Trains running along the east coast line from London and Edinburgh will be hit.
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This industrial action is separate from the long-running pay dispute. Rail industrial action was first taken in the summer of 2022.
An offer to settle that issue has been advanced by the government with ASLEF recommending its members accept the deal.
Members must vote on the proposal for it to officially be accepted.
Why are strikes still going on?
This latest dispute is based on union claims of “bullying” behaviour by bosses, and “persistent breaking” of agreements by LNER management, ASLEF said.
The union’s general secretary Mick Whelan said: “The company has brutally, and repeatedly, broken diagramming and roster agreements, failed to adhere to the agreed bargaining machinery, and totally acted in bad faith.
“We are not prepared to put up with their boorish behaviour and bullying tactics”, said.
“The continued failure of the company to resolve long-standing industrial relations issues has forced us into this position.
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