Saturday strikes on CrossCountry trains called off after 'dispute resolved'

A series of planned strikes by rail workers on CrossCountry Trains have been called off.

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) were due to walk out for the next four Saturdays in a dispute over pay and staffing issues.

Locally, the operator serves Leeds, Wakefield, Doncaster, Sheffield and Chesterfield.

It had warned of significant disruption on all its routes if the strikes had gone ahead.

The union announced that the dispute has been resolved.

An RMT spokesperson said: "We have resolved the dispute with the employer and no strike action will now take place."

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