Tube strikes: London Underground walkouts to go ahead

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union voted to take the industrial action over a "below inflation pay offer"

Strike action by London Underground workers will go ahead from Friday evening after last-ditch talks failed.

The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) announced on Friday that talks had failed to resolve a pay dispute.

Walkouts will run between 5 and 12 January, but the full impact will not be felt until the evening of Sunday 7 January, when Tube services wind down.

Severe disruption is expected from Monday to Thursday.

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The disruption is because of strikes by train operators, engineering train drivers and other workers, including those responsible for network control, signalling, fleet maintenance and stations.

The action will begin at 18:00 GMT on Friday when maintenance train workers at Ruislip Depot will walk out for 24 hours.

Control staff will strike on Sunday for 24 hours. From Monday to Wednesday, almost 10,000 RMT members will strike across the Tube network.

An RMT spokesperson said: "Transport for London has failed to avert this strike by not offering a deal that was acceptable to our members on London Underground.

"We do not take strike action lightly but we are determined to get a negotiated settlement on pay, travel facilities and a grading structure that means our members will not lose out."

RMT voted to take the industrial action over a "below inflation pay offer".

Transport for London (TfL) said the pay rise was "the most we can afford". It is trying to make about £230m of savings as part of a government funding deal that was agreed in August 2022.

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