Lewes MP: Suspending strike action '˜sign of goodwill' by Southern train drivers

By The Newsroom
Published 17th Jan 2017, 17:05 BST
Updated 17th Jan 2017, 17:07 BST
Maria Caulfield, Lewes MP, at Lewes Railway Station (photo submitted/ by Nick Robinson). SUS-150728-140612001Maria Caulfield, Lewes MP, at Lewes Railway Station (photo submitted/ by Nick Robinson). SUS-150728-140612001
Maria Caulfield, Lewes MP, at Lewes Railway Station (photo submitted/ by Nick Robinson). SUS-150728-140612001

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The suspension of strike action by Southern train drivers has been welcomed as a '˜sign of goodwill' by Lewes' MP.

Union ASLEF was due to hold walkouts on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday of next week as part of its dispute with Govia Thameslink Railway over its plans to extend driver-only operation to Southern services.

But today (Tuesday January 17) the union agreed to suspend the strikes after rail bosses agreed to talks co-chaired by Frances O’Grady, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), and Andy Meadows, HR director at Abellio UK.

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