Tube strikes: What you need to know about the cancelled October walkouts

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union plan to walk out on Wednesday and Friday this week

London Underground staff who were due to strike for two days as part of a dispute over job losses and conditions are now to work as normal.

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union had planned to walk out on 4 and 6 October.

Following talks with conciliation service Acas, the union has now cancelled the strikes.

Industrial action on rail services is still set to go ahead on Wednesday.

When was the strike due to take place?

The RMT had planned two days of strike action on the London Underground on Wednesday and Friday.

Why were Tube workers on strike?

By Tom Edwards, BBC London transport correspondent

RMT Tube workers were due to strike over 600 post closures. These were initially part of a savings programme that was required by the £1.2bn government funding deal agreed in August 2022.

Revenue is guaranteed until 2024 but TfL has to look for about £230m of savings.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has previously said the deal was far from ideal but he had no choice.

Unlike the rail strikes, this is not about pay.

TfL has said no station staff member will lose their job and working hours will not be extended but RMT had been concerned that the changes would mean higher workloads, more lone working and increased fatigue.

Previous strikes had focused on proposed changes to pensions but that issue has gone away... for now.

• Which workers are allowed to go on strike?

Why has the strike been cancelled?

A spokesperson for the RMT said after talks with conciliation service Acas, it had managed to "save jobs, prevent detrimental changes to rosters and secure protection of earnings around grading changes".

The exact details have not yet been made public.

What has the reaction been?

Nick Dent, London Underground's director of customer operations, said: "We are pleased that the RMT has withdrawn its planned industrial action this week and that the dispute on our change proposals in stations is now resolved."

Mr Khan said he was pleased the strike had been called off, adding: "I'd like to thank the RMT and TfL for their hard work over the past few days. It shows the difference talking can make."

What about the rail strikes?

Members of the train drivers' union Aslef are due to strike on Wednesday.

The union also started an overtime ban for drivers on Monday, which will run until Friday.

Many of the affected operators will run no services at all on strike days.

Those planning to travel on the day before or after strike days might also face some disruption.

On overtime ban days, there are likely to be some last-minute cancellations or timetable reductions.

Passengers are advised to check before they travel.

• Which train services are affected by the latest strikes?

How much are Tube workers paid?

Full-time drivers earn a salary of almost £64,000 a year, after receiving an 8.4% pay rise in April 2022.

The four-year deal guaranteed 15,000 London Underground staff an annual pay increase of 0.2% above the Retail Price Index, a measure of inflation published by the Office for National Statistics.

Station staff earn considerably less than drivers.

• What has happened to pay in the UK?

A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that Tube drivers were also joining the strike.

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