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| London Tube strike dates announced by RMT union | London Tube strike dates announced by RMT union |
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| Four Tube strike dates have been announced by the Rail Maritime and Transport union (RMT) in a continuing dispute over one of its activists. | |
| Officials said the first strike would take place between 2101 BST on 19 June and 0300 BST on 20 June. | Officials said the first strike would take place between 2101 BST on 19 June and 0300 BST on 20 June. |
| Further stoppages are planned for this month and in July, the RMT said. | Further stoppages are planned for this month and in July, the RMT said. |
| London Underground said it was premature for the RMT to be taking action before the conclusion of dispute procedures. | London Underground said it was premature for the RMT to be taking action before the conclusion of dispute procedures. |
| The RMT said union activist Arwyn Thomas had been sacked on disciplinary charges following "unproven" allegations by strike-breakers. | |
| 'Good faith' | |
| It said it had been forced to take the action because of a failure to agree on his reinstatement. | It said it had been forced to take the action because of a failure to agree on his reinstatement. |
| RMT general secretary Bob Crow said: "RMT has made every possible effort to get Arwyn Thomas back to work and it is the intransigence of LU management who have dragged their heels and failed to reach agreement over the past month, that has left us with no choice [but] to put this strike action on. | |
| "This is a clear cut case of victimisation and RMT calls on London Underground once again to stop the delaying tactics, and the continuing waste of hundreds of thousands of pounds that they have thrown at this case, and get Arwyn Thomas back to work." | "This is a clear cut case of victimisation and RMT calls on London Underground once again to stop the delaying tactics, and the continuing waste of hundreds of thousands of pounds that they have thrown at this case, and get Arwyn Thomas back to work." |
| A Transport for London spokesman said: "It is completely mystifying that, having agreed with London Underground that the tribunal process should take its course, the RMT leadership is now threatening strike action again. | A Transport for London spokesman said: "It is completely mystifying that, having agreed with London Underground that the tribunal process should take its course, the RMT leadership is now threatening strike action again. |
| "We committed in good faith to legal discussions ahead of Mr Thomas' tribunal. Unfortunately, no agreement was reached." | "We committed in good faith to legal discussions ahead of Mr Thomas' tribunal. Unfortunately, no agreement was reached." |