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| Tube engineers vote to strike in row linked to night service | |
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| London Underground maintenance and engineering workers have voted to go on strike in a row linked to the new night tube service. | London Underground maintenance and engineering workers have voted to go on strike in a row linked to the new night tube service. |
| In a ballot of members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union, 85% of those who responded backed walkouts, and a bigger majority were in favour of other forms of industrial action. | In a ballot of members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union, 85% of those who responded backed walkouts, and a bigger majority were in favour of other forms of industrial action. |
| The union is in dispute over pay and pensions for workers employed by Tube Lines, linked to the night tube. The union’s executive will consider the result of the ballot before deciding its next move. | The union is in dispute over pay and pensions for workers employed by Tube Lines, linked to the night tube. The union’s executive will consider the result of the ballot before deciding its next move. |
| The RMT general secretary, Mick Cash, said: “RMT members have now shown their anger at the way that Tube Lines have attempted to tie in attacks on pensions with the offer on pay and night tube. There are also major unresolved issues over the Tube Lines staffing arrangements for the night tube and over performance-related pay. | The RMT general secretary, Mick Cash, said: “RMT members have now shown their anger at the way that Tube Lines have attempted to tie in attacks on pensions with the offer on pay and night tube. There are also major unresolved issues over the Tube Lines staffing arrangements for the night tube and over performance-related pay. |
| “The ballot result will be considered by RMT’s executive and, now that the members have shown their anger, it is absolutely essential that there is the earliest possible resumption of serious and meaningful talks on these issues and the union is ready to engage in those talks.” | “The ballot result will be considered by RMT’s executive and, now that the members have shown their anger, it is absolutely essential that there is the earliest possible resumption of serious and meaningful talks on these issues and the union is ready to engage in those talks.” |
| The all-night service was due to begin last year but no agreement was reached with unions, leading to strikes. On Monday the new London mayor, Sadiq Khan, announced that the night tube would start on the Central and Victoria lines at weekends from 19 August. | The all-night service was due to begin last year but no agreement was reached with unions, leading to strikes. On Monday the new London mayor, Sadiq Khan, announced that the night tube would start on the Central and Victoria lines at weekends from 19 August. |
| Night services on the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines will follow in two separate phases later in the autumn as new drivers complete their training and final preparations are made. | Night services on the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines will follow in two separate phases later in the autumn as new drivers complete their training and final preparations are made. |
| Around 200 part-time drivers are currently taking part in a 14-week training programme for the new service. | Around 200 part-time drivers are currently taking part in a 14-week training programme for the new service. |
| The engineers’ strike ballot result is the first faced by the new mayor since he took over from Boris Johnson this month. | The engineers’ strike ballot result is the first faced by the new mayor since he took over from Boris Johnson this month. |