The union has not, according to the union’s main negotiator, considered the new administration to be a “soft touch”.
Due to a disagreement over collective bargaining agreements, drivers employed by London North Eastern Railway (LNER), which operates the passenger service on the East Coast main line between London and Edinburgh, will begin to strike on weekends at the end of August.
Lead negotiator Nigel Roebuck stated that it is unrelated to the ongoing dispute over pay, which is expected to be settled following the government’s much-improved new offer, which will now be submitted to an ASLEF member vote.
However, the scheduled strikes, which will last for 22 days starting on August 31 every Saturday.
raised questions about whether the agreement has inspired unions to seek more industrial action.
In a protracted dispute over enforced terms and conditions changes, hundreds of Border Force officers at Heathrow Airport have also declared scheduled strike action from August 31 to September 3.
