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Underground set to cut 1,000 jobs | Underground set to cut 1,000 jobs |
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London Underground has revealed it is to cut 1,000 jobs. | London Underground has revealed it is to cut 1,000 jobs. |
The firm said no front-line staff or Tube drivers would go but the cuts would come by cutting temporary and administrative posts. | The firm said no front-line staff or Tube drivers would go but the cuts would come by cutting temporary and administrative posts. |
Union leaders vowed to fight the cuts and described the announcement as a "body blow". They said the lost jobs would lead to service cuts. | |
More jobs are also expected to be cut at the wider Transport for London (TfL) network that includes the bus system. | |
A TfL spokesman said: "Discussions with unions about London Underground's operating cost review started today. | |
"Front line operations, including train, station and maintenance staff are not part of the review and will be unaffected by any change." | |
The spokesman said vacant positions will go unfilled and temporary posts will not be renewed in a bid to cut the number of staff while avoiding mandatory redundancies. | |
Jobs set to be affected include those in finance, IT, procurement, human resources, legal and administration. | |
The Underground employs about 20,000 staff. | |
Gerry Doherty, leader of the Transport Salaried Staffs Association, said: "This is a real body blow for staff and the London travelling public. | |
"There is no way that cuts of this size will not hit services. We should be investing in the Underground in the run up to the Olympics, not cutting back. | |
Bob Crow, general secretary of the Rail Maritime and Transport union (RMT), said: "Any attempt to impose compulsory redundancies among our members or to undermine their terms and conditions will be met with a ballot for industrial action." | |
London's Tube network covers more than 400km (250 miles) of track and each year it is used for more than one billion journeys. | London's Tube network covers more than 400km (250 miles) of track and each year it is used for more than one billion journeys. |
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