No Northern trains running for two days next week

There will be no Northern services on two days of next week due to strike action.

The ASLEF union, who largely represent train drivers, will stage their action on Wednesday, May 31 and Saturday, June 3. As such, customers are advised to avoid travelling ^[1] on those days as there will be no Northern services running.

The RMT has announced its own action on Friday, June 2. On that day, customers are advised to check before they travel as only a limited timetable will be in operation.

It will also mean that early morning and late-night services on Thursday, June 1 are also likely to be affected. People are told to expect disruption.

Action on June 2 will see 20,000 railway workers in catering, train managers and station staff take action nationwide. It comes after the RMT said the offer from the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) was unacceptable.

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: “The Government is once again not allowing the Rail Delivery Group to make an improved offer that we can consider.

“Therefore, we have to pursue our industrial campaign to win a negotiated settlement on jobs, pay and conditions.

“Ministers cannot just wish this dispute away.

“They underestimate the strength of feeling our members, who have just given us a new six-month strike mandate, continue to support the campaign and the action and are determined to see this through until we get an acceptable resolution.

“The Government now needs to unlock the RDG and allow them to make an offer that can be put to a referendum of our members.”

Tricia Williams, chief operating officer at Northern ^[3], said: “We apologise, once again, for the disruption this action by ASLEF and the RMT will cause to our customers.

"This latest round of industrial action looks set to hamper people's opportunity to explore the region during the half term holidays. It's understandably very frustrating.

“We all want to see an end to this dispute and the uncertainty that on-going strike action causes to people’s confidence in the railway.”

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