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| Tube workers on strike over sacked worker | |
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| Tube workers are on strike in protest at the sacking of a driver. | |
| The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) alleges Arwyn Thomas was sacked for his union activities and demands his reinstatement. | The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) alleges Arwyn Thomas was sacked for his union activities and demands his reinstatement. |
| London Underground (LU) said it will abide by a tribunal ruling due shortly and the strike will "achieve nothing". | London Underground (LU) said it will abide by a tribunal ruling due shortly and the strike will "achieve nothing". |
| The strike - which started at 2100 BST - is due to last six hours, but LU claims it will cause little disruption. Three further strikes are also planned. | |
| It said a near normal service was expected on Sunday night and Monday morning and advised passengers to make their journeys as usual. | |
| LU managing director Mike Brown said: "This strike action will achieve nothing and I urge the RMT leadership to calmly await the outcome of the employment tribunal without any further strikes. | LU managing director Mike Brown said: "This strike action will achieve nothing and I urge the RMT leadership to calmly await the outcome of the employment tribunal without any further strikes. |
| "I have given a cast-iron assurance that if the tribunal rules that we should re-instate or re-engage Arwyn Thomas, then we will do so. | "I have given a cast-iron assurance that if the tribunal rules that we should re-instate or re-engage Arwyn Thomas, then we will do so. |
| "We have given that assurance in writing before this strike action and I make it again now, so there can be no justification whatsoever for the RMT to continue to threaten Londoners with strike action." | "We have given that assurance in writing before this strike action and I make it again now, so there can be no justification whatsoever for the RMT to continue to threaten Londoners with strike action." |
| Picket lines were mounted at some Tube stations on Sunday night, and a rally in support of Mr Thomas was held at Golders Green. | |
| At an interim hearing a judge suggested a tribunal was "likely" to find Mr Thomas was dismissed for his union activities. | At an interim hearing a judge suggested a tribunal was "likely" to find Mr Thomas was dismissed for his union activities. |
| Further planned strikes - including a 24-hour walkout - could affect people travelling to the Wimbledon tennis championships. | |
| An RMT spokesman said: "We are prepared to enter into meaningful negotiations with London Underground to resolve this dispute." | |