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| New offer ends Tube strike threat | New offer ends Tube strike threat |
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| A planned 72-hour Tube strike has been called off following talks between rail unions and management. | A planned 72-hour Tube strike has been called off following talks between rail unions and management. |
| Up to 1,000 members of the Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union planned to walk out on Wednesday in protest at a pay offer. | Up to 1,000 members of the Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union planned to walk out on Wednesday in protest at a pay offer. |
| The stoppage was called off after an improved pay offer was made, the RMT said. | The stoppage was called off after an improved pay offer was made, the RMT said. |
| The strike could have caused disruption to thousands of commuters on the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines. | The strike could have caused disruption to thousands of commuters on the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines. |
| Staff who threatened to strike included track workers, train maintainers and signallers who earn between £30,700 and £50,300. | Staff who threatened to strike included track workers, train maintainers and signallers who earn between £30,700 and £50,300. |
| On Tuesday, their employer Tube Lines offered them a two-year pay deal. | |
| The offer will be worth 4.99% in the first year, while a wage rise in the second year will be pegged to the Retail Prices Index (RPI), currently running at 5%, plus 0.85%. | |
| That compares with the one year pay increase of 4.85% they were originally offered. | |
| It also offered to pay more towards employees' travel costs. | It also offered to pay more towards employees' travel costs. |
| The RMT said it would put the new offer to members in a ballot and recommend that they accept it. | The RMT said it would put the new offer to members in a ballot and recommend that they accept it. |
| The result of the ballot will decide whether the RMT's planned 72-hour strike on 3 September goes ahead. | The result of the ballot will decide whether the RMT's planned 72-hour strike on 3 September goes ahead. |
| 'Good deal' | 'Good deal' |
| RMT general secretary Bob Crow said the deal was the result of "hard negotiating". | RMT general secretary Bob Crow said the deal was the result of "hard negotiating". |
| He added: "RMT members at Tube Lines are to be congratulated for the unity and commitment they have displayed during this dispute, not least in the face of hostile media coverage." | He added: "RMT members at Tube Lines are to be congratulated for the unity and commitment they have displayed during this dispute, not least in the face of hostile media coverage." |
| Tube Lines chief executive Terry Morgan said it was a "good deal" for the firm. | Tube Lines chief executive Terry Morgan said it was a "good deal" for the firm. |
| He added: "We are pleased that, following constructive discussions with the RMT today, we have been able to agree in principle a two-year deal that will satisfy all parties." | He added: "We are pleased that, following constructive discussions with the RMT today, we have been able to agree in principle a two-year deal that will satisfy all parties." |