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London Underground workers are to take five days of strike action over Tube ticket office closures, the RMT Union has announced. | London Underground workers are to take five days of strike action over Tube ticket office closures, the RMT Union has announced. |
The row is about the closure of all 260 Tube ticket offices and 960 job cuts. | The row is about the closure of all 260 Tube ticket offices and 960 job cuts. |
Members will walk out from 21:00 BST on 28 April for two days and again from the same time on 5 May for three days. | Members will walk out from 21:00 BST on 28 April for two days and again from the same time on 5 May for three days. |
Widespread disruption was caused in February when Tube workers took strike action for one day. A second day was postponed so talks could take place. | Widespread disruption was caused in February when Tube workers took strike action for one day. A second day was postponed so talks could take place. |
At the time, the unions, RMT and TSSA, said London Underground had agreed to hold two months of talks, which would include a station-by-station review of the ticket office closures. | At the time, the unions, RMT and TSSA, said London Underground had agreed to hold two months of talks, which would include a station-by-station review of the ticket office closures. |
Tony Benn | |
The first two days of strike action will take place ahead of a May Day event in memory of former RMT leader Bob Crow, who died of a suspected heart attack on 11 March, aged 52. He was prominent in the talks to avert a second strike earlier this year. | |
The event will also be in remembrance of Tony Benn, the politician and campaigner who died several days after Mr Crow. | |
London Underground (LU) said its proposals would see "unparalleled levels of face-to-face customer service, as seen during the London 2012 Games". | |
LU wants to introduce a 24-hour Tube service at weekends from 2015 and have more staff visible on platforms. | |
It said it had made significant changes to its proposals following more than 40 meetings in eight weeks, and reiterated that there would be no compulsory redundancies. | |
TSSA strike | |
The latest Tube strike was announced on the same day as TSSA Union members voted to take strike action in a row over cuts to final salary pensions and a wage freeze. | The latest Tube strike was announced on the same day as TSSA Union members voted to take strike action in a row over cuts to final salary pensions and a wage freeze. |
The union said 1,000 staff had backed the action 3-1, with the turnout among staff being 47%. | The union said 1,000 staff had backed the action 3-1, with the turnout among staff being 47%. |
A walkout could be within the next four weeks, and the union added it would not coincide with the RMT strike days. | |
Transport for London said disputes were solved by talking and not via strikes. | Transport for London said disputes were solved by talking and not via strikes. |