Tube strike: London Underground 'will run as normal' during eight-day power workers' strike

Strike: commuters hit by strike disruption on the District Line earlier this year

1 July 2014

Transport chiefs say service on London Underground will run as normal from Tuesday night despite power workers planning to strike.

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union and Unite have said they will walk out from 8pm and continue to strike for eight days in a row over working conditions.

LU said the industrial action will not have any impact on Tube services, but unions warned there will be disruption.

Mick Cash, RMT acting general secretary, said: “This dispute is over an all-out attack on the power control grade that would hit pensions, length of service and working conditions and damage the futures of this key group of tube workers.

"Management's claim that they can run the system without them is both provocative and dangerous.

"These staff are effectively the national grid for London Underground and this action will have the most severe consequences for Tube operations but has been forced on us by management wrecking the earlier talks. "

He added there was still time to call off the strike if they could meet an agreement.

Richard Jones, London Underground's Head of Command and Control, said: "Due to detailed planning there will be no visible impact on the network should the strike action go ahead.

"We remain committed to discussions with Unite, TSSA and RMT representatives around working terms and conditions for staff in our power control team, I urge them to continue with constructive discussions rather than threaten pointless industrial action."

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