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London Midland bosses have said an agreement to increase pay for staff who work on Sundays will be reintroduced to keep trains running at the weekend.London Midland bosses have said an agreement to increase pay for staff who work on Sundays will be reintroduced to keep trains running at the weekend.
All but one of the company's services had to be cancelled on Sunday after not enough staff volunteered to work.All but one of the company's services had to be cancelled on Sunday after not enough staff volunteered to work.
An agreement to increase overtime pay on Sundays from time-and-a-half to double pay ended on 30 August.An agreement to increase overtime pay on Sundays from time-and-a-half to double pay ended on 30 August.
The firm has now told union officials it will extend that agreement, conciliation service Acas said. The firm has told union officials it will extend that agreement, but it is not clear how long for.
It is not yet clear how long that agreement would last for. London Midland bosses met with union officials on Tuesday to try to prevent a repeat of Sunday's problems.
London Midland bosses met with union officials on Tuesday to try to prevent the situation on Sunday happening again.
The company, which runs more than 1,200 services a day to 149 stations across England, had to cancel all but its Birmingham to Liverpool service.The company, which runs more than 1,200 services a day to 149 stations across England, had to cancel all but its Birmingham to Liverpool service.
It was criticised after it said that staff worked on a voluntary basis on Sundays and it had not been able to find enough volunteers.It was criticised after it said that staff worked on a voluntary basis on Sundays and it had not been able to find enough volunteers.
The train firm operates services through London, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, the West Midlands, Shropshire, Cheshire and Merseyside.The train firm operates services through London, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, the West Midlands, Shropshire, Cheshire and Merseyside.