In The Press: Tube Maintenance Workers To Strike For Three Days
Submitted by Anonymous on 18 April, 2012 - 15:00
There has been widespread coverage in the media, following RMT Tube Lines members strong call for strike action to fight for pensions parity with their colleagues across LUL.
Attached are several press snippets about this and public sector pensions disputes.
Standard: Tube peace talks to go ahead
Independent: Talks to be held on Tube dispute
ITV: Tube talks
FT: Tube maintenance workers back strike
Independent: Tube maintenance workers to go on 72-hour strike
Telegraph: Tube staff call three-day strike
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Latest headlines from rmt.org.uk
TUBE UNION RMT confirmed today that driver members at a range of depots serving the Hammersmith and City, Metropolitan and Circle Lines will be taking industrial action in a dispute arising from the introduction of the new S Stock fleet.
In separate ballots conducted over the past two weeks, tube drivers, cleaners and TFL electricians and engineers have voted overwhelmingly for action in a series of disputes over attacks on agreements and working conditions, pay and threatened redundancies.
RMT General Secretary Bob Crow said:
'This is another blast of bad news to hit Jubilee Line users after the repeated problems with the fleet and the automated operating system.
TUBE UNION RMT confirmed today that electricians and engineers working for contractors Mitie on the TFL contract are to be balloted for strike action and action short of a strike in a dispute over redundancies and unilateral changes to working conditions.
S Stock tube drivers on Hammersmith and City, Metropolitan and Circle lines to be balloted for action over attack on working conditions
