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| Night Tube: RMT union members agree pay and conditions offer | Night Tube: RMT union members agree pay and conditions offer |
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| A pay and conditions deal over the Night Tube service has been accepted by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union. | A pay and conditions deal over the Night Tube service has been accepted by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union. |
| The union said 84% of its 10,000 members voted in favour of the offer, described by the RMT as a "fair deal". | The union said 84% of its 10,000 members voted in favour of the offer, described by the RMT as a "fair deal". |
| Three other unions are still to decide whether they will accept the offer, described by London Underground (LU) as "fair and affordable". | |
| The service was meant to begin in September last year. | The service was meant to begin in September last year. |
| Read more on this story on our London Live page | Read more on this story on our London Live page |
| RMT General Secretary Mick Cash said the agreement had come about because of the "loyalty, determination and militancy of the workforce right across the Tube network". | RMT General Secretary Mick Cash said the agreement had come about because of the "loyalty, determination and militancy of the workforce right across the Tube network". |
| Steve Griffiths, LU chief operating officer, said he was "pleased" RMT members had accepted the deal. | |
| Analysis by BBC London transport correspondent Tom Edwards | |
| It wasn't really a surprise but it is still another big step towards the Night Tube. | |
| Eighty-four percent of RMT Tube members voted to accept the four-year above-inflation pay deal and a £500 bonus - but three other unions have yet to decide. | |
| Timescales are still unclear. One hundred-and-eighty part-time drivers will have to be trained up and that could take months, but you might see a Night Tube launch by the summer. | |
| It's feasible you might get a trial before that but after being burnt with the original start date of last September, transport bosses will be treading carefully. | |
| The proposed agreement includes a 2% pay rise in year one, Retail Prices Index (RPI) inflation or 1% (whichever is greater) in years two and three, and RPI plus 0.25% or 1% (whichever is greater) in year four. | The proposed agreement includes a 2% pay rise in year one, Retail Prices Index (RPI) inflation or 1% (whichever is greater) in years two and three, and RPI plus 0.25% or 1% (whichever is greater) in year four. |
| There will also be a £500 bonus for staff on lines where the Night Tube will run. | There will also be a £500 bonus for staff on lines where the Night Tube will run. |
| Members of the drivers' union Aslef are currently voting on the offer with the result expected on 7 March. | Members of the drivers' union Aslef are currently voting on the offer with the result expected on 7 March. |
| The TSSA and Unite have yet to put the offer to their members. | The TSSA and Unite have yet to put the offer to their members. |
| TfL said it was "seeking agreement with the other unions" and was focussing on "recruiting staff to deliver the Night Tube for London as quickly as possible". | TfL said it was "seeking agreement with the other unions" and was focussing on "recruiting staff to deliver the Night Tube for London as quickly as possible". |