“We are responding to overtures from Avanti and hope meaningful progress towards a negotiated settlement can be made during these talks,” the spokesperson added.
RMT members had initially planned to strike in the run-up to Christmas 2024, but these plans were called off last-minute.
Before Christmas, the union said a revised proposal put to them was rejected by 83% of the 400 members involved in the dispute, before announcing new strike dates.
In a previous interview with the BBC, the RMT’s general secretary Mick Lynch claimed that train companies have chosen to pay their own managers “extortionate rates” for working on their days off.
He said those who are union members are paid lower rates.
Avanti has previously said it is “disappointed” by the strikes and has advised customers to travel “either side of strike dates or claim a full refund.”
It also warned that the reduced timetable on strike days could result in busy trains.
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