Fleet workers strike again

Submitted by SJW on 29 August, 2018 - 8:23 Author: Ollie Moore

Train maintenance workers at London Underground’s Ruislip depot struck again from 22-24 and 24-26 August in their dispute to demand pay parity with other grades of maintenance workers. The strike was planned in two waves to cover separate shifts, and maximise the impact on planned maintenance works over the period.

A union statement said: “RMT is angry and frustrated that our efforts to reach a negotiated settlement to this dispute continue to be kicked back at every turn by London Underground and as a result we have had no choice but to escalate the action with these two 48-hour strikes coinciding with a major programme of works on the network across the Bank Holiday weekend.

“Despite previous industrial action there has been no serious move by London Underground to resolve these disputes and the company need to wake up and take note of the anger on the shop floor.”

Drivers on the Waterloo and City Line also plan industrial action from 9 September, in a dispute to resist the removal of platform staff. The drivers will refuse to reverse their trains until they have been physically checked.

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