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Safety row Tube strike called off | Safety row Tube strike called off |
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Unions have called off a 72-hour Tube strike planned for next week. | Unions have called off a 72-hour Tube strike planned for next week. |
Members of the Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union and the Transport Salaried Staffs Association were due to walk out from 1830 BST on Sunday. | Members of the Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union and the Transport Salaried Staffs Association were due to walk out from 1830 BST on Sunday. |
Talks have been ongoing since they voted for industrial action in protest at ticket office closures and the use of agency employees. | Talks have been ongoing since they voted for industrial action in protest at ticket office closures and the use of agency employees. |
London Underground (LU) had said the issue had nothing to do with safety and no jobs were at risk. | London Underground (LU) had said the issue had nothing to do with safety and no jobs were at risk. |
More than 7,000 station staff, signallers and drivers were due to take part in the action. | |
The unions had concerns about staff working alone and LU's plans to introduce "mobile supervisors" at stations. | The unions had concerns about staff working alone and LU's plans to introduce "mobile supervisors" at stations. |
RMT general secretary Bob Crow said: "We now have a guarantee that there will be proper supervision and that the current use of agency and security staff during traffic hours will be brought to an end." | |
"Our members have blocked changes that would have undermined the Tube's excellent safety standards." | |
RMT said the talks also ended the dispute about station staff on the Bakerloo Line who were required to empty trains of passengers while working alone. |