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| London Underground drivers call off planned strike action | London Underground drivers call off planned strike action |
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| A 24-hour strike due to take place on two London Underground lines from Tuesday evening has been suspended. | A 24-hour strike due to take place on two London Underground lines from Tuesday evening has been suspended. |
| Drivers on the Piccadilly and Hammersmith & City lines were going to walk out over a breakdown in industrial relations. | Drivers on the Piccadilly and Hammersmith & City lines were going to walk out over a breakdown in industrial relations. |
| But the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers union (RMT) said the action had been called off after talks at conciliation service Acas. | But the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers union (RMT) said the action had been called off after talks at conciliation service Acas. |
| RMT General Secretary Mick Cash said "significant progress" had been made. | |
| The union said "all objectives" had been achieved in the dispute on the Piccadilly line, while further talks would take place "aimed at a long-term agreement on the Hammersmith & City line". | |
| The strike would have caused major disruption on both lines, with no trains running on the Piccadilly line and a significantly reduced service on the Hammersmith & City line. | |
| London Mayor Sadiq Khan welcomed the suspension saying that "negotiations can now continue without unnecessary disruption for commuters". | |
| "Nobody wins from strikes on the Underground. Commuters, businesses, TfL [Transport for London] staff and Londoners all suffer. It's a lose-lose situation," he said. | |
| There has been disruption on the Piccadilly Line during the past week because wet leaves on the track have damaged train wheels. | There has been disruption on the Piccadilly Line during the past week because wet leaves on the track have damaged train wheels. |