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RMT suspends London Underground strike hours before eight days of walkouts were due to start

London Underground Roundel. TFL

Eight days of strikes involving London Underground workers in the RMT have been suspended just hours before the first industrial action was due to start.

RMT members from various teams had been due to the part in several walkouts from November 6pm on November 1 until midnight on November 8 in a row over pay.

However, these were suspended early on Friday afternoon.

An RMT spokesman said: "Following intense negotiations with London Underground management and a significantly improved offer, we have suspended the strikes scheduled to start this evening.

"London Underground have sensibly abandoned their proposed changes to pay structures which now means all our members will receive the same value in any pay award.

"Further discussions will take place next week regarding the pay offer but progress has been made which would not have been possible without the fortitude and industrial strength of our 10,000 members on London Underground."

Claire Mann, Transport for London's (TfL) Chief Operating Officer, said: “We are pleased that the RMT has suspended its planned industrial action on the London Underground network to allow further talks. We believe that our offer is fair, affordable, good for our colleagues and good news for London.

“We will continue to work closely with all our trade unions, and urge ASLEF to also call off its planned action next week. If it goes ahead customers should check before they travel as during their strikes on November 7 and 12 there will be little to no service.”

RAIL understands that TfL and ASLEF have not spoken, with no discussions planned as of Friday afternoon.



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