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| Commuters warned over Tube strike | |
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| Commuters in London have been warned to expect disruption to their journeys as staff on the Victoria Line stage a 24-hour strike. | |
| Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union members walked out at 2100 BST on Wednesday over claims a train driver was unfairly sacked. | |
| But Transport for London (TfL) said he had been "correctly disciplined" after failing to follow safety procedures. | But Transport for London (TfL) said he had been "correctly disciplined" after failing to follow safety procedures. |
| Managers warned of rush-hour disruption for the line's 600,000 daily users. | |
| The RMT has also alleged TfL is playing "fast and loose" with train safety. | |
| It is the second strike in the dispute, with last month's walk-out closing the line for a day. | |
| We will not sit back while our members and activists are subjected to intimidation, bullying and victimisation RMT's Bob Crow | We will not sit back while our members and activists are subjected to intimidation, bullying and victimisation RMT's Bob Crow |
| The RMT wants the sacked driver reinstated. The union also says its representatives have been victimised by management. | |
| RMT leader Bob Crow said: "The intransigence of Underground management has forced our members on the Victoria line to take another 24 hours of strike action. | RMT leader Bob Crow said: "The intransigence of Underground management has forced our members on the Victoria line to take another 24 hours of strike action. |
| "We know very well the disruption that the action will cause but we will not sit back while managers play fast and loose with train safety, and while our members and activists are subjected to intimidation, bullying and victimisation." | "We know very well the disruption that the action will cause but we will not sit back while managers play fast and loose with train safety, and while our members and activists are subjected to intimidation, bullying and victimisation." |
| A TfL spokesman said: "This dispute is not about the safety of Victoria line trains. | A TfL spokesman said: "This dispute is not about the safety of Victoria line trains. |
| "It is about the actions of one RMT member who did not follow the correct safety procedures and then initially refused to admit to his error. He was correctly disciplined as a result. | "It is about the actions of one RMT member who did not follow the correct safety procedures and then initially refused to admit to his error. He was correctly disciplined as a result. |
| "This dismissal has been through the full appeal process and the RMT should accept the decision. | "This dismissal has been through the full appeal process and the RMT should accept the decision. |
| "This issue will not be resolved by further strike action, which will only lose RMT members a further day's pay and inconvenience thousands of Londoners." | "This issue will not be resolved by further strike action, which will only lose RMT members a further day's pay and inconvenience thousands of Londoners." |