This Saturday, rail services connecting London, the North, and Scotland will face significant disruptions as LNER train drivers are set to strike.
ASLEF Members at LNER Strike Over Terms and Conditions
A disagreement over terms and conditions will cause Aslef members at LNER to walk out for the day
The business announced that it will operate a condensed route between King's Cross and Leeds and Edinburgh Waverley in London.
While the first direct service to Leeds leaves at 10.30am, the first train from London to Edinburgh departs at 7.30am and the latest one at 4pm.
Employees at the company that are Aslef are likewise refusing to put in extra time this weekend.
Mick Whelan, general secretary of Aslef, declared: “Train drivers are fed up with the bad faith shown by this company, probably at the behest of the Transport Secretary, Mark Harper, and the rail minister, Huw Merriman, and we are not prepared to put up with being bullied and pushed about by a company that thinks it can break agreements whenever it feels like it.
“We honour the agreements we make, because we are honourable people. Train companies should do the same.
“It’s two years since P&O sacked its workforce in a disgusting and disgraceful action that the Government allowed, but train companies in this country are not going to change our terms and conditions on a whim.”
This disagreement is not related to the prolonged salary dispute that Aslef has with sixteen train operators, including LNER.