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| RMT Tube drivers and station staff back strike action | RMT Tube drivers and station staff back strike action |
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| Thousands of London Underground staff have voted to go on strike over two separate disputes, the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) union said. | Thousands of London Underground staff have voted to go on strike over two separate disputes, the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) union said. |
| The union said 85% of station workers had voted to walk out in a dispute over staffing and safety. | The union said 85% of station workers had voted to walk out in a dispute over staffing and safety. |
| Drivers on the Piccadilly line also backed action over a "wholesale breakdown" in industrial relations. | Drivers on the Piccadilly line also backed action over a "wholesale breakdown" in industrial relations. |
| About 3,400 workers are involved in the two disputes which could affect services in the run-up to Christmas. | About 3,400 workers are involved in the two disputes which could affect services in the run-up to Christmas. |
| London Underground have not yet commented. | |
| General secretary Mick Cash said a "toxic impact of the job cuts programme" had made working on the Tube "horrific". | |
| "Our dispute is about taking action to haul back the cuts machine and put safety back at the top of the agenda," he said. | |
| The RMT executive is to consider the ballot results before deciding the next move. | |
| The Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) union has also announced it will ballot hundreds of members for strikes over the closure of ticket offices. |