The
RMT


has
warned
that
it
will
stage
a
‘week
of
action’
on
the
London
Underground
from
23
to
28
July.

Different
grades
and
sections
of
the
staff
will
strike
during
those
six
days,
but
details
of
the
planned
stoppages
have
not
been
released.

The
walkouts
are
part
of
the
continuing
dispute
between
the
RMT
and
Transport
for
London
over
jobs,
pensions
and
working
conditions.

The
union
said
600
jobs
are
at
risk,
and
that
‘London
Underground
staff
stand
to
be
poorer
in
retirement
if
TfL’s
proposed
changes
go
through’.

It
has
also
claimed
that
more
stations
may
be
unstaffed
and
that
safety
standards
are
set
to
be
lowered.

RMT
general
secretary
Mick
Lynch
said:
‘This
week
of
action
will
shut
down
the
London
Underground
and
show
just
how
important
the
work
of
our
members
is.
Plans
by
TfL
to
cut
600
jobs
and
attack
our
members
pensions
are
simply
unacceptable.

‘We
are
aware
that
Mayor
of
London
Sadiq
Khan
has
had
the
TfL
budget
cut.
However,
he
needs
to
align
himself
with
our
union
and
his
London
Underground
staff
in
pushing
back
against
the
Tory
government,
exposing
their
damaging
agenda
to
a
key
part
of
London
transport
infrastructure.’

TfL
chief
operating
officer
Glynn
Barton
said:
‘There
are
no
current
proposals
to
change
pension
arrangements
and,
although
we
are
discussing
with
union
colleagues
a
range
of
proposals
to
improve
how
London
Underground
operates,
no
employee
will
lose
their
job
or
be
asked
to
work
additional
hours.’