{"id":362355,"date":"2025-08-21T15:21:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T15:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/362355\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T15:21:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T15:21:11","slug":"london-underground-workers-to-strike-in-dispute-over-pay-and-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/362355\/","title":{"rendered":"London Underground workers to strike in dispute over pay and conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) said its members on the Tube will take industrial action at different times from September 5, for seven days.<\/p>\n<p>The union claimed management had refused to engage seriously with its demands on pay, fatigue management, shift patterns and a reduction in the working week.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate dispute over pay and conditions, RMT members on London\u2019s Docklands Light Railway will also be striking in the week beginning September 7.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8Tube union RMT, today announced rolling strike action across the network beginning on Friday 5th September for seven days, with different grades taking industrial action at differing times. \u00a0\ud83d\ude87<\/p>\n<p>Full press release \u2b07\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/prLljDr4uM\">https:\/\/t.co\/prLljDr4uM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RMT (@RMTunion) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RMTunion\/status\/1958495302618427824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>RMT general secretary Eddie Dempsey said: \u201cOur members are doing a fantastic job to keep our capital moving and work strenuous shift patterns to make sure Londoners get to their destinations around the clock.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are not after a King\u2019s ransom, but fatigue and extreme shift rotations are serious issues impacting on our members\u2019 health and wellbeing \u2013 all of which have not been adequately addressed for years by LU management.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCoupled with the fact there are outstanding issues around staff travel arrangements, an atmosphere of distrust has been created, where our members feel like no-one is listening to them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRMT will continue to engage LU management with a view to seeking a revised offer in order to reach a negotiated settlement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A Transport for London spokesperson said: \u201cWe regularly meet with our trade unions to discuss any concerns that they may have, and we recently met with the RMT to discuss some specific points.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are committed to ensuring our colleagues are treated fairly and, as well as offering a 3.4% pay increase in our ongoing pay discussions, we have made progress on a number of commitments we have made previously.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe welcome further engagement with our unions about fatigue and rostering across London Underground, but a reduction in the contractual 35-hour working week is neither practical nor affordable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven the improvements we have recently put in place in response to concerns raised by our unions, we urge the RMT to put our fair, affordable pay offer to their members and to continue to engage with us rather than threaten strike action, which will only disrupt Londoners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) said its members on the Tube will take industrial action 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