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| A union has said industrial action is already affecting some parts of the London underground ahead of further talks to try to break the deadlock over plans for a night service on the tube. | |
| The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said delays on the District line on Wednesday morning were caused by a work to rule. London Underground (LU) said there were minor delays because of a shortage of available trains. | |
| The RMT and three other unions are due to hold further talks with LU under the auspices of Acas, the conciliation service, on Wednesday. Members of the RMT, Unite and the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association intend to walk out for 24 hours from the evenings of 25 and 27 August, threatening to disrupt services for days in the run-up to the August bank holiday weekend. The train drivers’ union Aslef has yet to announce if it will join the strikes. | The RMT and three other unions are due to hold further talks with LU under the auspices of Acas, the conciliation service, on Wednesday. Members of the RMT, Unite and the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association intend to walk out for 24 hours from the evenings of 25 and 27 August, threatening to disrupt services for days in the run-up to the August bank holiday weekend. The train drivers’ union Aslef has yet to announce if it will join the strikes. |
| Nick Brown, the LU managing director, said he hoped progress would be made in the latest talks, following fruitless discussions on Monday. Brown said the unions demanded more money before announcing the latest strike action, which follows two strikes earlier in the summer that shut down the tube completely. | Nick Brown, the LU managing director, said he hoped progress would be made in the latest talks, following fruitless discussions on Monday. Brown said the unions demanded more money before announcing the latest strike action, which follows two strikes earlier in the summer that shut down the tube completely. |
| He rejected union claims of “rosters from hell” to run the planned night tube service and said concerns over work-life balance had been taken into account. He told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “We have made the rosters available so frontline staff can see them and we want to discuss these with the trade unions. The discussions have been going on for many, many months. | He rejected union claims of “rosters from hell” to run the planned night tube service and said concerns over work-life balance had been taken into account. He told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “We have made the rosters available so frontline staff can see them and we want to discuss these with the trade unions. The discussions have been going on for many, many months. |
| “We are adding 500 extra staff across the network, train operators, station staff, engineering staff, for the night tube – we are not going into it lightly, we have given many assurances and after the first dispute we reshaped the content of our offer … to take on board the work-life balance issues the unions raised. | “We are adding 500 extra staff across the network, train operators, station staff, engineering staff, for the night tube – we are not going into it lightly, we have given many assurances and after the first dispute we reshaped the content of our offer … to take on board the work-life balance issues the unions raised. |
| “But now they have pulled it back to actually asking about money and the lie to that statement is given by the fact they demanded more money on Monday night.” | “But now they have pulled it back to actually asking about money and the lie to that statement is given by the fact they demanded more money on Monday night.” |
| Mick Cash, the RMT general secretary, said LU was trying to cover up the impact of action short of a strike. “RMT will be raising again today serious concerns that safety tolerances are being fudged and breached to try and keep services running, threatening passengers and staff alike,” he said. “The solution to this dispute is serious negotiations around the work-life balance issues that have led to the action, not a cavalier attitude to safety to try and cover up the impact.” | Mick Cash, the RMT general secretary, said LU was trying to cover up the impact of action short of a strike. “RMT will be raising again today serious concerns that safety tolerances are being fudged and breached to try and keep services running, threatening passengers and staff alike,” he said. “The solution to this dispute is serious negotiations around the work-life balance issues that have led to the action, not a cavalier attitude to safety to try and cover up the impact.” |
| The planned night tube service – 24-hour services on central London lines on weekends – is due to commence on 12 September, but the dispute threatens to push back the start date. | The planned night tube service – 24-hour services on central London lines on weekends – is due to commence on 12 September, but the dispute threatens to push back the start date. |