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| Boxing Day Tube strike on as legal challenge thrown out | Boxing Day Tube strike on as legal challenge thrown out |
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| A Boxing Day strike by Tube drivers is set to go ahead after a High Court judge refused to halt it. | A Boxing Day strike by Tube drivers is set to go ahead after a High Court judge refused to halt it. |
| London Underground (LU) said the strike was illegal as drivers who were not scheduled to work on 26 December had cast their votes in the strike ballot. | London Underground (LU) said the strike was illegal as drivers who were not scheduled to work on 26 December had cast their votes in the strike ballot. |
| It was seeking an interim injunction to stop the 24-hour strike. | It was seeking an interim injunction to stop the 24-hour strike. |
| Aslef, the union representing the Tube drivers, wants triple pay and a day off in lieu for drivers for working on the bank holiday. | Aslef, the union representing the Tube drivers, wants triple pay and a day off in lieu for drivers for working on the bank holiday. |
| Mr Justice Eder said he was not going to grant an injunction halting the strike and said he would give his reasons later. | Mr Justice Eder said he was not going to grant an injunction halting the strike and said he would give his reasons later. |
| Mick Whelan, Aslef's general secretary, said: "We are incredibly pleased. We believe this is the right decision." | Mick Whelan, Aslef's general secretary, said: "We are incredibly pleased. We believe this is the right decision." |
| He said he regretted that two days had been spent in a court rather than trying to work out a settlement. | He said he regretted that two days had been spent in a court rather than trying to work out a settlement. |
| Arsenal game postponed | Arsenal game postponed |
| LU said it was considering whether to appeal. | LU said it was considering whether to appeal. |
| Howard Collins, LU's chief operating officer, said: "The judge has done the right thing and told both parties early but cannot give us the reasons, and we need them to understand whether an appeal is worth pursuing. | Howard Collins, LU's chief operating officer, said: "The judge has done the right thing and told both parties early but cannot give us the reasons, and we need them to understand whether an appeal is worth pursuing. |
| "At that point we and our legal team will consider them and, if we believe we have a strong case, we will appeal." | "At that point we and our legal team will consider them and, if we believe we have a strong case, we will appeal." |
| LU has said only 42% of Aslef members voted to strike in the ballot while the union said 92% voted in favour. | LU has said only 42% of Aslef members voted to strike in the ballot while the union said 92% voted in favour. |
| Staff are set to walk out for 24 hours on 26 December, 16 January, 3 February and 13 February. | Staff are set to walk out for 24 hours on 26 December, 16 January, 3 February and 13 February. |
| The planned strike on Boxing Day has so far caused Arsenal to move their Premier League game with Wolves back a day to 15:00 GMT on 27 December. | The planned strike on Boxing Day has so far caused Arsenal to move their Premier League game with Wolves back a day to 15:00 GMT on 27 December. |
| Services were severely disrupted last year when drivers walked out on the same day. | Services were severely disrupted last year when drivers walked out on the same day. |
| LU said a pay agreement with Tube workers meant drivers have 43 days' annual leave which means they have to work some public holidays, including Boxing Day. | LU said a pay agreement with Tube workers meant drivers have 43 days' annual leave which means they have to work some public holidays, including Boxing Day. |
| The company said it had reduced the number of drivers needed to work on Boxing Day after Aslef raised the issue in 2010. It said now a quarter of drivers who would ordinarily be working on an average day would be needed. |