London Underground workers have threatened to strike again in a dispute over jobs, pay, pensions and conditions – as millions of rail passengers suffered a fourth day in a row of disruption today due to the national rail walkout.
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union have taken strike action on the Tube in recent weeks, including a 24-hour walkout on Tuesday. This was on top of the separate RMT strike against Network Rail and 13 train operators across the UK that took place on Tuesday and yesterday with another walkout due tomorrow.
By law, the RMT had to reballot its members on the Underground, with the union saying there was a ‘decisive’ result in favour. More than 90 per cent of those who voted backed industrial action on a 53.1 per cent turnout.
No new strike dates have been set, but they will be decided by the union’s executive in due course –increasing the threat of disruption to services over the summer amid growing disputes across the industry.
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