London Underground strikes which were due to start next week have been cancelled, the Aslef union has announced.
Drivers will no longer walk out on April 8 and May 4 amid a dispute over terms and conditions.
Following talks between the union and TfL, “key issues” were “successfully resolved… without the need for strikes”.
A spokesperson for Aslef said: “Management have confirmed that they have disbanded their ‘Trains Modernisation’ team and will not be implementing their plans to changes drivers’ working arrangements without agreement.
A tube strike is set to disrupt passengers across London next week after the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) announced a walk outPA“They have also agreed to reinstate annual refresher training [that was] stopped during the pandemic.”
Transport for London (TfL) previously warned that the strikes would leave Londoners with little to no service on the network.
In response to the announcement London mayor, Sadiq Khan said: “Good news for Londoners: Monday’s tube strike is no longer going ahead.
“This demonstrates – once again – what can be achieved by talking and engaging with transport staff and trade unions rather than working against them.”
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The union said that following a series of meetings at the conciliation service Acas, its negotiating team has received a proposal that resolves the key issues in the dispute.
However, commuters will still be hit by train strikes from tomorrow and until Monday, April 8.
A total of 16 different train operators will be affected with overtime bans in force from today until Saturday and from next Monday to Tuesday, April 9.
Members of Aslef at Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern will mount picket lines outside stations.
Transport for London (TfL) previously warned that the strikes would leave Londoners with little to no service on the network
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On Saturday train drivers will walk out on Chiltern Railways, Great Western Railway, LNER, Heathrow Express, Northern and TransPennine Express.
A strike on Monday will affect c2c, Gatwick Express, Greater Anglia (including Stansted Express), Great Northern, Southeastern, Southern, South Western Railway (including the Island line) and Thameslink.
Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan said the union had called for talks after announcing renewed mandates for industrial action, highlighting that train drivers have not had an increase in salary since 2019.
A tube strike is set to disrupt passengers across London next week after the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) announced a walk outPA
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