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| London Underground staff will strike from 5 September for seven days | London Underground staff will strike from 5 September for seven days |
| There will be rolling strike action across the London Underground (LU) beginning on Friday 5 September for seven days, the RMT union has announced. | There will be rolling strike action across the London Underground (LU) beginning on Friday 5 September for seven days, the RMT union has announced. |
| The union claimed transport bosses refused to engage with them over pay, fatigue management, extreme shift patterns and a reduction in the working week. | |
| RMT General Secretary Eddie Dempsey said: "Fatigue and extreme shift rotations are serious issues impacting on our members health and wellbeing- all of which have not been adequately addressed for years by LU management." | RMT General Secretary Eddie Dempsey said: "Fatigue and extreme shift rotations are serious issues impacting on our members health and wellbeing- all of which have not been adequately addressed for years by LU management." |
| A Transport for London (TfL) spokesperson said: "We urge the RMT to put our fair, affordable pay offer to their members and to continue to engage with us." | |
| On Thursday, RMT accused management of a "dismissive approach", adding this had "fuelled widespread anger and distrust" among the workforce. | On Thursday, RMT accused management of a "dismissive approach", adding this had "fuelled widespread anger and distrust" among the workforce. |
| Staff at different grades will be taking industrial action at different times as part of rolling strike action, it said. | Staff at different grades will be taking industrial action at different times as part of rolling strike action, it said. |
| The planned strike action involves drivers, engineers, track access controllers, control centre staff, and signallers | |
| TfL's spokesperson said: "We regularly meet with our trade unions to discuss any concerns that they may have, and we recently met with the RMT to discuss some specific points. | |
| "We are committed to ensuring our colleagues are treated fairly and, as well as offering a 3.4% pay increase in our ongoing pay discussions, we have made progress on a number of commitments we have made previously. | |
| "We welcome further engagement with our unions about fatigue and rostering across London Underground, but a reduction in the contractual 35-hour working week is neither practical nor affordable." | |
| In a separate dispute over pay and conditions, workers on the Docklands Light Railway will also be striking during this period in the week beginning 7 September. | In a separate dispute over pay and conditions, workers on the Docklands Light Railway will also be striking during this period in the week beginning 7 September. |
| Mr Dempsey added: "RMT will continue to engage LU management with a view to seeking a revised offer in order to reach a negotiated settlement." | Mr Dempsey added: "RMT will continue to engage LU management with a view to seeking a revised offer in order to reach a negotiated settlement." |
| The last RMT strike on the London Underground was in November 2024. | |
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