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| London Underground staff balloted over strike action | |
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| London Underground workers will be balloted for strikes over 750 job cuts and ticket office closures. | |
| The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said it would "fight" against the plans for all ticket offices to close. | |
| London Underground (LU) said customers and staff were at the centre of improvements to the Tube. | |
| The RMT has to hold a two-week ballot and give Transport for London seven days' notice before any strike action takes place. | |
| 'Devastating impact' | |
| Ticket office closures and plans for 24-hour services were announced last week by London Mayor Boris Johnson last week. | |
| The plans involve the loss of 750 jobs, although London Underground said it would seek to avoid compulsory redundancies. | |
| RMT general secretary Bob Crow said: "It is absolutely clear that the attack on staffing levels and passenger services would have a devastating impact on Tube safety, with assaults and thefts soaring through the roof. | |
| "It is also clear that the most vulnerable members of our society would be most at risk when it comes to both violence and access to Tube services. | |
| "As a result, RMT can confirm that the union will be serving notice today for a ballot for both strike action and action short of a strike with the ballot closing in January." |