The threat of Tube travel chaos has increased after members of the RMT transport union voted overwhelmingly for industrial action in a row over jobs and safety. Of those taking part in a ballot, 76% voted for strike action and 88% for action short of a strike. The RMT will now liaise with sister transport union TSSA - which will announce its own ballot result next week - on the next course of action. Both unions are upset at what they fear could be the loss of 800 jobs and the scrapping of around 140 ticket offices on London Underground (LU). RMT general secretary Bob Crow said: "Less than two weeks after the Potters Bar (rail crash) inquest delivered the damning verdict that cuts to maintenance works, staffing and inspection frequencies create the lethal conditions that lead to avoidable loss of life, LU management have clearly learned nothing and are burning up safety agreements almost by the day in the dash for cuts.
The threat of Tube travel chaos has increased after members of the RMT transport union voted overwhelmingly for industrial action in a row over jobs and safety.
Of those taking part in a ballot, 76% voted for strike action and 88% for action short of a strike.
The RMT will now liaise with sister transport union TSSA - which will announce its own ballot result next week - on the next course of action.
Both unions are upset at what they fear could be the loss of 800 jobs and the scrapping of around 140 ticket offices on London Underground (LU).
RMT general secretary Bob Crow said: "Less than two weeks after the Potters Bar (rail crash) inquest delivered the damning verdict that cuts to maintenance works, staffing and inspection frequencies create the lethal conditions that lead to avoidable loss of life, LU management have clearly learned nothing and are burning up safety agreements almost by the day in the dash for cuts.
He is in danger of crying wolf once too often. keep to the Fen Causeway
however Bob Crow is in danger of exhausting that sympathy by keep going to the well when it isn't really the problem. He may think it's a good tactic, but it's becoming a failing strategy and that makes it bad politics. keep to the Fen Causeway
