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Ondon Underground workers have voted to extend their mandate to continue the strike for another six months, the RMT union announced.
RMT members on the Underground are locked in a bitter dispute with Transport for London over salaries, jobs and pensions.
The union said in a statement on Tuesday that the ongoing strike was supported by 96% of the members who voted. The participation rate was 56.5%.
RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch said: “I congratulate every member of the London Underground for giving us continued industry influence at the negotiating table.
“TfL cannot continue to simply brush itself off from this dispute, and the government, which has drastically cut funding for London’s transport budgets, shares a great deal of responsibility for this ongoing impasse.
“London Underground workers want a negotiated settlement and are fully prepared to take further strikes over the next six months to make this a reality.”
No new dates have been set yet but they could be announced soon. This would see 10,000 Underground members walk out and force much of the Underground to close.
The union is in a long-running dispute with TfL over a perceived threat to TfL staff pensions.
This has already led to six RMT strikes last year and a subway shutdown on Budget Day March 15 this year, when Aslef’s Tube drivers also pulled out.
RMT has also been angered by the removal of up to 600 staff positions at the station, which it says sometimes leaves some stations unmanned or staff working in isolation.
Transport for London insists no proposals have been made to change the staff pension scheme.
It has reached a running stalemate with the Department of Transport over the government’s wishes for savings in the pension system.
TfL says the demands for cuts – a condition of Tfl’s bailouts – are no longer relevant because the pension scheme is now in profit.
RMT claims that some workers could lose more than 30 percent of their pension.
TfL wrote to the government in March saying it was “not possible to make progress” on any changes to the pension scheme. The transport authority says that “no changes to the TfL pension have been proposed”.
It came after TSSA union members called off a planned 24-hour strike on the Elizabeth Line on Wednesday that would have brought the Central section, between Paddington and Abbey Wood, to a halt.
About 80 percent of line managers affiliated with the TSSA voted to accept an improved payment offer. The action was threatened in an attempt to secure equal pay with workers in similar jobs by other TfL contractors.
Mel Taylor, TSSA Interim Regulatory Director, said, “The new Elizabeth Line offering recognizes the unique multi-skilled nature of our members, who operate the world’s only digital railway.
“Our members have been paid thousands of pounds less than colleagues performing similar roles in other parts of the Transport for London network. This offer goes some way towards bringing their pay more in line with the rest of the TfL. The revised offer from Elizabeth Lane rewards the multi-skilled role and provides staff Opportunity for career advancement.”
In January, the dispute saw a one-day stop – the first on the Elizabeth Line – by dozens of TSSA members, shutting down the middle section of the line.
Meanwhile, national railway strikes will resume at the end of the month, with Aslef drivers union walking out on Wednesday, May 31, and Saturday, June 3, and RMT members striking on Friday, June 2.
This means that travel will be significantly disrupted at the end of the FA Cup final week, when Manchester City and Manchester United meet at Wembley.
The government is moving ahead with legislation aimed at providing minimum levels of service during strikes.
There was a protest outside Parliament on Monday evening when MPs voted on the bill.
It will be debated in the House of Lords again before becoming law in the next few weeks.
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