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RMT union calls off tube strike this weekend | RMT union calls off tube strike this weekend |
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A 48-hour tube strike planned by London Underground station staff from this weekend has been called off. | A 48-hour tube strike planned by London Underground station staff from this weekend has been called off. |
The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said on Friday that the action had been suspended following “significant progress” in talks with LU management. | The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said on Friday that the action had been suspended following “significant progress” in talks with LU management. |
The planned action was part of a prolonged dispute over the closure of ticket offices and job losses. | The planned action was part of a prolonged dispute over the closure of ticket offices and job losses. |
Transport for London had expected to run trains but had warned that many stations could be closed from Saturday night until Tuesday morning. | Transport for London had expected to run trains but had warned that many stations could be closed from Saturday night until Tuesday morning. |
Earlier on Friday, the RMT announced another series of walkouts by tube maintenance staff, which are not expected to cause such widespread disruption to services. | Earlier on Friday, the RMT announced another series of walkouts by tube maintenance staff, which are not expected to cause such widespread disruption to services. |
About 1,500 maintenance workers will stage seven 24-hour strikes over four months starting on Friday 12 February from 6.30am, over “basic safety issues”. | About 1,500 maintenance workers will stage seven 24-hour strikes over four months starting on Friday 12 February from 6.30am, over “basic safety issues”. |
The RMT general secretary, Mick Cash, said: “Nobody should dare to underestimate the severe impact on track safety that the changes bulldozed through by London Underground have unleashed and which have forced our members to take a prolonged period of industrial action to protect themselves and their colleagues.” | The RMT general secretary, Mick Cash, said: “Nobody should dare to underestimate the severe impact on track safety that the changes bulldozed through by London Underground have unleashed and which have forced our members to take a prolonged period of industrial action to protect themselves and their colleagues.” |
On Wednesday, the RMT recommended that its members accept an offer on pay and conditions in a parallel dispute over planned night tube services. | On Wednesday, the RMT recommended that its members accept an offer on pay and conditions in a parallel dispute over planned night tube services. |
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