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10/05/2013
London Tube Staff Vote For Strike Action
Tube services in London could be affected after transport union RMT voted in favour of industrial action.
The action is being taken over a series of disputes including working conditions.
It is understood staff on the Piccadilly Line voted to go on strike, while drivers on the Circle, Metropolitan and Hammersmith & City lines have voted for industrial action short of a strike.
On its website, the RMT also announced that cleaners working for Danish multi-national ISS on the Tube have voted by 100% for strike action in a dispute over pay and conditions.
Meanwhile, electricians and engineers working for contractors Mitie on a Transport for London (TfL) contract have voted for strike action. Their dispute relates to redundancies and working conditions.
Bob Crow, General Secretary for RMT said: "The outcome of these separate ballots will now be considered by RMT's executive but the message could not be clearer.
"We are stepping up the fight to protect agreements, jobs and working conditions across the whole of London and to eliminate the scourge of poverty pay on cleaning contracts."
(JP/CD)
The action is being taken over a series of disputes including working conditions.
It is understood staff on the Piccadilly Line voted to go on strike, while drivers on the Circle, Metropolitan and Hammersmith & City lines have voted for industrial action short of a strike.
On its website, the RMT also announced that cleaners working for Danish multi-national ISS on the Tube have voted by 100% for strike action in a dispute over pay and conditions.
Meanwhile, electricians and engineers working for contractors Mitie on a Transport for London (TfL) contract have voted for strike action. Their dispute relates to redundancies and working conditions.
Bob Crow, General Secretary for RMT said: "The outcome of these separate ballots will now be considered by RMT's executive but the message could not be clearer.
"We are stepping up the fight to protect agreements, jobs and working conditions across the whole of London and to eliminate the scourge of poverty pay on cleaning contracts."
(JP/CD)
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