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| Tube strike: Talks to avert next strike begin | Tube strike: Talks to avert next strike begin |
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| Talks aimed at averting a new round of strikes on the Tube over plans to close ticket offices and cut jobs are under way at Acas. | |
| Tube services were disrupted for 48 hours after members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union began strike action on Monday. | |
| The union plans to strike for three days from 21:00 BST on 5 May. | The union plans to strike for three days from 21:00 BST on 5 May. |
| Negotiations between the RMT and London Underground (LU) are being held at the conciliation service. | Negotiations between the RMT and London Underground (LU) are being held at the conciliation service. |
| Transport for London (TfL) has said its proposals to close all ticket offices - which would lead to 960 job losses - would save £50m a year. | Transport for London (TfL) has said its proposals to close all ticket offices - which would lead to 960 job losses - would save £50m a year. |
| Union offer | Union offer |
| Meanwhile, the TSSA, Unite and RMT unions have been asked to take action short of a strike from Tuesday until further notice, in relation to a separate issue regarding pension cuts and a pay freeze. | |
| A statement from TfL Unions Together said that from Tuesday members have been asked to withdraw their "goodwill and co-operation" by not working beyond contractual hours and not volunteering for travel ambassador duties. | |
| Phil Hufton, LU's chief operating officer, said the modernisation proposals were about increasing the number of staff members in ticket halls. | Phil Hufton, LU's chief operating officer, said the modernisation proposals were about increasing the number of staff members in ticket halls. |
| He said: "It is not so much about the ticket office, it's about the staffing within the ticket halls." | He said: "It is not so much about the ticket office, it's about the staffing within the ticket halls." |
| The RMT said it would have suspended the latest strike action if LU had agreed to a public consultation over the plans, which are said not to include any compulsory redundancies. | The RMT said it would have suspended the latest strike action if LU had agreed to a public consultation over the plans, which are said not to include any compulsory redundancies. |
| John Leach, from the RMT, said it was up to LU whether further strikes went ahead. | John Leach, from the RMT, said it was up to LU whether further strikes went ahead. |
| The union, he said, would have suspended its action if the company had agreed to "halt the implementation of these booking office closures and the job cuts". | The union, he said, would have suspended its action if the company had agreed to "halt the implementation of these booking office closures and the job cuts". |
| The RMT and LU have met more than 40 times through Acas since a previous 48-hour strike in February. | The RMT and LU have met more than 40 times through Acas since a previous 48-hour strike in February. |