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Tuesday 17th April 2012
18 April 2012
Maintenance workers on the London Underground have voted to strike for 72 hours next week.
The RMT union said that staff of Tube Lines, which is responsible for maintenance, upgrade work and emergency repairs on the Jubilee line, Northern line and Piccadilly line, will strike from 4pm on Tuesday until 4pm on Friday.
RMT is demanding that all Tube Lines staff, including ex-Alstom staff at Stratford Market depot and the Emergency Response Unit, be allowed to join the TfL Pension Scheme and receive the same travel concessions as staff who work for LUL, including former Metronet staff.
RMT general secretary Bob Crow said: "This dispute is about justice and about ensuring that all groups of staff under the umbrella of London Underground receive the same rights and benefits and our members have no choice but to strike to secure those basic rights."
Maintenance workers on the London Underground have voted to strike for 72 hours next week.
The RMT union said that staff of Tube Lines, which is responsible for maintenance, upgrade work and emergency repairs on the Jubilee line, Northern line and Piccadilly line, will strike from 4pm on Tuesday until 4pm on Friday.RMT is demanding that all Tube Lines staff, including ex-Alstom staff at Stratford Market depot and the Emergency Response Unit, be allowed to join the TfL Pension Scheme and receive the same travel concessions as staff who work for LUL, including former Metronet staff.
RMT general secretary Bob Crow said: "This dispute is about justice and about ensuring that all groups of staff under the umbrella of London Underground receive the same rights and benefits and our members have no choice but to strike to secure those basic rights."