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| Tube strike: London Underground drivers to hold 24-hour walkout on 5 October, says Aslef union | Tube strike: London Underground drivers to hold 24-hour walkout on 5 October, says Aslef union |
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| London Underground drivers are planning to stage a 24-hour strike on 5 October. | London Underground drivers are planning to stage a 24-hour strike on 5 October. |
| The drivers voted in favour of industrial action in a dispute over working conditions, their union Aslef said. | The drivers voted in favour of industrial action in a dispute over working conditions, their union Aslef said. |
| The action will likely threaten huge disruption for passengers and visitors to the capital. | The action will likely threaten huge disruption for passengers and visitors to the capital. |
| The drivers voted by almost 9-1 to strike and a bigger margin for other forms of industrial action. | The drivers voted by almost 9-1 to strike and a bigger margin for other forms of industrial action. |
| Finn Brennan, Aslef's organiser on London Underground, said they had failed to deliver on commitments made to improve work-life balance as part of the 2015 pay settlement. | Finn Brennan, Aslef's organiser on London Underground, said they had failed to deliver on commitments made to improve work-life balance as part of the 2015 pay settlement. |
| He said: "As part of the settlement of the dispute over the introduction of Night Tube, LU agreed to introduce a mechanism to allow drivers to reduce the number of shifts they work, on a pro-rata basis, and 'new ways of working' to reduce the percentage of weekend shifts worked by July this year. | He said: "As part of the settlement of the dispute over the introduction of Night Tube, LU agreed to introduce a mechanism to allow drivers to reduce the number of shifts they work, on a pro-rata basis, and 'new ways of working' to reduce the percentage of weekend shifts worked by July this year. |
| "They have repeatedly refused to make any detailed proposals to do so. For more than 18 months management have prevaricated, stalled and delayed. | "They have repeatedly refused to make any detailed proposals to do so. For more than 18 months management have prevaricated, stalled and delayed. |
| "Deadlines have repeatedly been missed and promises broken while our detailed proposals to resolve these issues have been ignored. | "Deadlines have repeatedly been missed and promises broken while our detailed proposals to resolve these issues have been ignored. |
| "Our members' patience has finally been exhausted and our executive committee has announced strike action. | "Our members' patience has finally been exhausted and our executive committee has announced strike action. |
| "As always, we are ready to meet at any time to try to find a solution, but it is long past time that LU management started to act to resolve this long-running dispute." | "As always, we are ready to meet at any time to try to find a solution, but it is long past time that LU management started to act to resolve this long-running dispute." |
| Nigel Holness, LU's director of network operations, said: "We are committed to ensuring that our employees are able to maintain a good balance between their work and personal lives, and we have been working closely with the unions to explore new ways to achieve this. | Nigel Holness, LU's director of network operations, said: "We are committed to ensuring that our employees are able to maintain a good balance between their work and personal lives, and we have been working closely with the unions to explore new ways to achieve this. |
| "I encourage Aslef to continue working with us constructively rather than moving towards unnecessary strike action." | "I encourage Aslef to continue working with us constructively rather than moving towards unnecessary strike action." |