The
RMT


has
cancelled
a
‘week
of
action’
which
it
had
planned
to
stage
on
London
Underground
from
23
July.
If
the
walkouts
had
gone
ahead,
Transport
for
London
had
warned
that
almost
no
trains
would
have
run
on
the
worst-affected
days.

RMT
general
secretary
Mick
Lynch
said:
‘There
has
been
significant
progress
made
by
our
negotiating
team
in
ACAS
talks
with
TfL.
However
this
is
not
the
end
of
the
dispute
nor
is
it
a
victory
for
the
union
as
yet.

‘Our
members
were
prepared
to
engage
in
significant
disruptive
industrial
action
and
I
commend
their
resolve.
RMT’s
strike
mandate
remains
live
until
October
and
we
are
prepared
to
use
it
if
necessary.

’We
will
continue
to
negotiate
in
good
faith
as
we
always
have
done
with
TfL
and
it
was
only
the
steadfast
commitment
of
our
members
in
being
prepared
to
take
sustained
strike
action
that
has
forced
the
employer
to
make
significant
concessions.’

London
Mayor
Sadiq
Khan
responded:
‘It
is
really
welcome
news
for
Londoners
that
the
trade
unions
have
suspended
their
planned
strikes
next
week
and
that
commuters
won’t
face
disruption.

‘Despite
the
onerous
funding
deal
conditions
imposed
by
the
Government
we
have
managed
to
avoid
industrial
action.

‘Negotiation
is
always
the
best
way
forward
and
this
shows
what
we
can
achieve
by
working
with
trade
unions.’

Meanwhile,
another
24-hour
strike
by
RMT
members
on
most
National
Rail
operators
in
England
is
still
set
to
go
ahead
tomorrow, in
the
union’s
long-running
dispute
over
pay,
conditions
and
job
security. Another
walkout
is
planned
for
the
following
Saturday.