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RMT warns of more Tube strikes over ticket office closures | RMT warns of more Tube strikes over ticket office closures |
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Strike action will be escalated by London Underground (LU) workers from 6 February unless a dispute over ticket office closures can be resolved, a union has warned. | Strike action will be escalated by London Underground (LU) workers from 6 February unless a dispute over ticket office closures can be resolved, a union has warned. |
The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said a ban on overtime would also continue. | The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said a ban on overtime would also continue. |
It comes days after a 24-hour strike brought disruption to commuters. | |
Conciliation service Acas has said fresh talks will be held between LU and the RMT on Monday. | |
The Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) will also join the talks. | |
The unions are campaigning to have jobs reinstated and ticket offices reopened, saying cuts agreed by former London mayor Boris Johnson have gone too far. | |
Monday's walkout led to the closure of most central London Tube stations, but TfL managed to provide some services on 10 of its 11 Tube lines. | |
Current London mayor Sadiq Khan called the strike "completely unnecessary". | |
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn also waded into the dispute on Thursday, calling on the mayor to reopen ticket offices in some Tube stations. | |
Speaking to BBC London's political editor Tim Donovan, he said: "I do think there's a need to have a ticket office, particularly in the big interchange stations. | |
"That surely can be discussed and negotiated." | |
Mr Corbyn also refused to condemn union members and refused to say whether he would be prepared to join striking underground workers on a picket line. | |
He said: "I will urge them to get around the table as quickly as possible, and TfL to do the same." | |
TfL said 200 new jobs are being created and more may be created over time. | |
Steve Griffiths, LU's chief operating officer, said: "We look forward to resuming talks at ACAS on Monday in order to make progress towards resolving this dispute." |
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