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RMT suspends strikes on London Underground | RMT suspends strikes on London Underground |
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Two strikes which were set to cause major disruption on the London Underground (LU) for four days have been suspended. | Two strikes which were set to cause major disruption on the London Underground (LU) for four days have been suspended. |
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers Union (RMT) had been due to walk out from Sunday evening in a row over staffing on the network. | Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers Union (RMT) had been due to walk out from Sunday evening in a row over staffing on the network. |
General secretary Mick Cash said Tube bosses had agreed to reinstate nearly 60% of jobs which had been cut. | General secretary Mick Cash said Tube bosses had agreed to reinstate nearly 60% of jobs which had been cut. |
Another union previously called off the strikes after reaching an agreement. | Another union previously called off the strikes after reaching an agreement. |
Mr Cash said station staff numbers had been "slashed" by 953 when Boris Johnson was mayor of London but "533 of those jobs will have been reinstated". | |
He continued: "That is a tremendous victory and a reflection of the resilience and determination of our reps." | |
Tube staff had been due to strike for 16 hours from 18:00 GMT on Sunday and then walk out for another 15 hours on Tuesday. | |
Similar action in January by the RMT and Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) led to the closure of much of the network. | |
On Monday, the TSSA announced it would not join the walk outs, saying that proposals offered by Tube bosses "pave the way for a resolution". | |
Transport for London has previously said it would address the recommendations of a report which said job cuts had caused "significant issues" for Underground passengers. |