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| Tube strike: TSSA union suspends action after reported deal on ticket office closures | Tube strike: TSSA union suspends action after reported deal on ticket office closures |
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| The TSSA union is to suspend its strike on the London Underground after reaching a deal over ticket office closures. | |
| It is so far unclear whether the other union involved in the planned action, the RMT, will also suspend its industrial action, though the executive is due to meet this afternoon. | |
| The union said it was considering an offer which was proposed by the industrial dispute mediation service Acas after talks earlier today. | |
| The second 48-hour strike was due to begin at 9pm this evening as talks appeared to have failed in an attempt to resolve the dispute over the proposed closure of ticket offices. | |
| The controversial plans would result in the loss of around 950 jobs. | |
| Londoners were bracing for further disruption following action last week that saw what the RMT described as 'lethal overcrowding' . | |
| Earlier today Fulham football club warned that strike action could lead to the cancellation of their Premier League match. | |
| The RMT union is also involved in the dispute, with its members due to take industrial action following a strike last week which crippled Tube services in the capital. | The RMT union is also involved in the dispute, with its members due to take industrial action following a strike last week which crippled Tube services in the capital. |
| An Acas spokesman said: "Talks have adjourned at Acas this morning. London Underground will be writing to the trade unions with some proposals to end this dispute. | An Acas spokesman said: "Talks have adjourned at Acas this morning. London Underground will be writing to the trade unions with some proposals to end this dispute. |
| "We are hopeful of a positive response so that the proposed industrial action will be withdrawn." | "We are hopeful of a positive response so that the proposed industrial action will be withdrawn." |
| The TSSA later confirmed it had suspended its strike after reaching a last-minute deal at Acas with LU. | |
| We've suspended #tubestrike as have agreed a process where all our serious concerns over safety & job losses can be addressed | |
| A spokesman said: "We have now agreed a process where all our serious concerns over safety and job losses will be seriously addressed through the normal channels. | |
| "We are obviously pleased that we have agreed this process, which will allow us to suspend our strike immediately, and cancel it later when the agreement reaches us in a formal document." | |
| A 48-hour stoppage last week caused travel chaos in the capital for millions. | A 48-hour stoppage last week caused travel chaos in the capital for millions. |
| The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) estimated that last week's action cost small firms in the capital £600 million in lost working hours, business and productivity. | The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) estimated that last week's action cost small firms in the capital £600 million in lost working hours, business and productivity. |
| Transport for London has said the proposals to close ticket offices will save £50million a year and that it has the backing of 82 per cent of Londoners. | |
| But a survey of 1,000 tube users for the RMT suggested that almost two thirds of passengers believe strike action is justified. |