Drivers working for London North Eastern Railway (LNER) will walk out on weekends from the end of August in a dispute over working agreements.
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.
It comes two days after train drivers were offered a union-backed pay deal as part of a separate nationwide dispute.
Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/lner-drivers-announce-new-strikes-in-management-row-two-days-after-union-backs-government-pay-deal-13197802
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