> Members of the RMT union voted 90.5 per cent in favour of taking strike action in a bid to win a better deal from Transport for London, it was revealed on Tuesday afternoon.
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> Union chiefs will now meet on Wednesday morning to decide when to walk out. By law, unions have to give two weeks’ notice of a strike.
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> A total of 5,334 of 9,723 RMT members took part in the ballot, with 4,827 voting yes to strike action and 505 no.
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>The RMT wants all Tube workers to receive an increase equal to the 11 per cent rate of inflation in April, with the lowest paid staff receiving a minimum uplift of £5,000. This will be similar to the pay rise last year which also matched inflation at 8.4 per cent.
Pay them more. Most of them have families. Pay them more.
Hopefully it’s timed to align with a scheduled day in the office.
Replace them all with migrants. They don’t deserve the extra wages. Why even have a service? We need some of that colonial mentality here.
It’s a difficult one – nuance never goes down well on Reddit. On one side it’s not skilled labour,it’s probably about to become automated; they are already paid higher than a lot of junior doctors (unless just about to become a consultant) to be a Tube driver. But also it’s a job where you don’t see a lot of daylight, and a lot of people rely on you to do your job, you live in London so everything costs a fucking ton, and everything is just getting more expensive.
With the election next year I see the Tories agreeing something for a nice positive boost for themselves.
But seriously pay them more, the money will end up back in thd economy unlike our elected officials they don’t have offshore accounts in thd Bahamas like Baroness Mone
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> Members of the RMT union voted 90.5 per cent in favour of taking strike action in a bid to win a better deal from Transport for London, it was revealed on Tuesday afternoon.
>
> Union chiefs will now meet on Wednesday morning to decide when to walk out. By law, unions have to give two weeks’ notice of a strike.
>
> A total of 5,334 of 9,723 RMT members took part in the ballot, with 4,827 voting yes to strike action and 505 no.
>
>The RMT wants all Tube workers to receive an increase equal to the 11 per cent rate of inflation in April, with the lowest paid staff receiving a minimum uplift of £5,000. This will be similar to the pay rise last year which also matched inflation at 8.4 per cent.
Imgur copy of the ballot [here](https://imgur.com/a/pM3Rett)
They’re just taking the piss now.
Pay them more. Most of them have families. Pay them more.
Hopefully it’s timed to align with a scheduled day in the office.
Replace them all with migrants. They don’t deserve the extra wages. Why even have a service? We need some of that colonial mentality here.
It’s a difficult one – nuance never goes down well on Reddit. On one side it’s not skilled labour,it’s probably about to become automated; they are already paid higher than a lot of junior doctors (unless just about to become a consultant) to be a Tube driver. But also it’s a job where you don’t see a lot of daylight, and a lot of people rely on you to do your job, you live in London so everything costs a fucking ton, and everything is just getting more expensive.
With the election next year I see the Tories agreeing something for a nice positive boost for themselves.
But seriously pay them more, the money will end up back in thd economy unlike our elected officials they don’t have offshore accounts in thd Bahamas like Baroness Mone