48-hour strike on London tube

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48-hour strike confirmed on London tube

From a RMT press release:

The RMT union has confirmed 48 hours of strike action on London Underground on 14-16 October in the continuing fight against the London mayor’s onslaught on jobs, working conditions, safety and the threat to services including the wholesale closure of ticket offices.

The vast majority of RMT tube members have been instructed not to book on for any shifts between 21-00 hours on 14th October through to 20-59 on 16th October. Fleet members have been instructed not to book on for any shifts between 18-29 on 14th October through to 18-28 on 16th October.

The latest phase of action in RMT’s “Every Job Matters” campaign follows a mass meeting of reps that took place late last week to take a report back from the on-going talks with London Underground. Although some limited progress has been made through those talks the union executive has taken the clear view that it is simply not enough after months of negotiations and that the only option is to move back to a further round of strike action.