11 August 2015

TUBE UNION RMT has today confirmed TWO twenty four hour strikes in the Night Tube and station jobs disputes as London Underground management, under the direction of Mayor Boris Johnson, continue to stall over the issue of work/life balance and job cuts arising from the new rosters and the Fit for the Future programme - due to come into force from the 12th September.

 The executive of the RMT union has taken the following decision:

“We note the magnificent strike action involving all 4 Trade Unions on the Underground. We particularly applaud our members for their solid and resolved action to defend their conditions of service, jobs and pay.

We note the continued intransigence and provocation by LU Management and their continued failure to address the wider issues of work life balance.

We therefore instruct the General Secretary to inform London Underground that:

Train Operator and Instructor Operator members are to take strike action as follows:-

• By not booking on for any shifts commencing from 2100 hours on Tuesday 25^th August 2015 until 2059 hours on Wednesday 26^th August 2015; and again

• By not booking on for any shifts commencing from 2100 hours on Thursday 27^th August 2015 until 2059 hours on Friday 28^th August 2015

All Other Grades:-

• By not booking on for any shifts commencing from 2015; 1830 hours on Tuesday 25^th August 2015 until 1829 hours on Wednesday 26^th August and again

• By not booking on for any shifts commencing from 1830 hours on Thursday 27^th August 2015 until 1829 hours on Friday 28^th August 2015