The
RMT

has
suspended
a
planned
strike
on
CrossCountry
this
Saturday,
after
CrossCountry
agreed
to
hold
what
the
union
described
as
‘intensive
talks’
in
a
new
bid
to
resolve
the
dispute.

The
union
said
CrossCountry
had
refused
to
recognise
it
at
all
grades
within
the
company,
‘despite
written
evidence
to
the
contrary’.

RMT
general
secretary
Mick
Lynch
said:
‘With
our
members
prepared
to
take
strike
action
this
weekend,
CrossCountry
management
has
seen
the
need
to
sit
down
with
RMT
to
find
a
long-term
resolution
to
this
impasse.

‘We
have
agreed
to
suspend
strike
action
and
take
up
this
opportunity.

‘But
our
strike
mandate
remains
in
place,
so
we
will
name
new
strike
dates
if
that
becomes
necessary.’

Meanwhile,
a further
ASLEF
walkout
is
planned
on
LNER
on
20
April,
with
an
overtime
ban
from
19
to
21
April,
in
a
dispute
over
bargaining
procedures.
LNER
said
it
had
suspended
bookings
for
20
April
while
it
assesses
the
likely
effects
of
the
strike
on
its
services.