Tube workers vote to strike over pay
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Posted on: June 3rd, 2009 by Taylor Smith
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Tube workers have voted in favour of a strike following two unresolved disputes involving pay and proposed job cuts.
The vote by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union, had to be conducted a second time after the London Underground (LU) mounted a legal challenge to the first ballot.
It was announced that tube workers will begin a 48-hour strike on 9 June at 18.59 BST.
According to comments by Transport for London (TfL) officials, the RMT union submitted “a wildly unrealistic claim” rather than engaging in “meaningful talks”.
It is anticipated that the strike will bring most of the Tube network to a standstill. More than three million passengers ride the Tube daily.
The RMT union reported that the result of the balloting was “overwhelmingly” in favour of a strike - with 2,810 voting in favour and 488 opposed.
In addition, RMT has accused LU of not abiding by an earlier agreement that ruled out compulsory redundancies, which could put as many as 3,000 jobs at risk.
The LU’s five-year pay offer was said by the union to be “unacceptable”.
A TfL £2.4 billion cost-cutting package across the bus, tram and Docklands Light Railways network is also opposed by the union, which warns could bring about compulsory redundancies.
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