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Rubbish! Union and TfL in row over cleaners who empty Sadiq Khan's bins and keep the Tube clean

TfL fails to bring contracted workers ‘in-house’ despite mayor’s pledge

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DLR cleaners launch two strikes after being told sick pay is 'only for seriously or terminally ill'

RMT union says subcontractor has behaved appallingly towards staff

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RMT celebrates ‘effective strike action’ as union accepts £80,000 a year salary for Tube drivers

The RMT union has claimed victory over TfL after it accepted its ‘full and final’ pay offer

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Strike ballot called off after Wightlink ferry dispute resolved

Wightlink said it has withdrawn its original proposal and agreed to ongoing discussions with the RMT.

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Tube row: TfL accused of blocking better pensions and sick pay for thousands of low-paid cleaners

TfL commissioner Andy Lord urges unions to accept three-year pay deal to lift threat of more strikes on London Underground

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More bus workers to be balloted on potential strike action

RMT members at First South West in Somerset and Cornwall will vote in the coming weeks on whether to launch a campaign of industrial action.

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Up to 300 Tube staff at risk of being deported as Government faces calls to suspend new visa rules

RMT and TSSA union members protest outside Home Office over ‘knee-jerk’ changes to immigration laws

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Tube talks: RMT criticises TfL's efforts to prevent more strikes as 'a slide show with no negotiations'

‘There was no offer made, no negotiations, no interest in coming to any agreement’, according to union memo

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Will deal be reached to avoid more Tube strikes? RMT and London Underground officials to sit down for talks today

RMT leaders will meet with London Underground officials on Wednesday, raising hopes of a deal

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RMT boss Eddie Dempsey 'almost optimistic' that TfL peace talks will prevent more Tube strikes

‘If we can get ourselves into a position where there's a compromise that works on both sides, then we'll settle’

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Is London Tube strike the shape of transport stoppages to come?

The Man Who Pays His Way: RMT walkout was super-efficient, but brings risks for union

The Independent UK

Union boss behind Tube strike warns drivers on £72k could walk out again despite 3.4% pay rise

The RMT rejected a 3.4% pay offer and is campaigning for a cut in members’ 35-hour weeks

Evening Standard

When Do the Tube Strikes End? Light at the End of the Tunnel Seen as Union Boss Calls for Meeting With Mayor

London Tube strikes disrupt until 11 September 2025 over pay and 32-hour week demands. RMT's Eddie Dempsey calls for Mayor Sadiq Khan meeting—will talks end the chaos?

International Business Times UK

Union boss makes ‘no apology’ as striking Tube drivers’ salaries revealed

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Tube drivers on £72,000 ‘can’t afford to buy a house in London', says RMT boss

Union leader Eddie Dempsey says a £72,000 salary is “not out of this world” given London’s house prices

The Guardian - UK

Limited tube services resume as strikes disrupt London for third day

Central, Northern and District lines partly running as RMT presses Sadiq Khan for talks over shorter working week

Evening Standard

Tube strike latest: RMT union boss calls for summit with Sadiq Khan to end walkouts

Eddie Dempsey in fresh call to Mayor of London for talks to find a resolution to the industrial action devastating London Underground services

The Independent UK

Tube drivers’ £72,000 salary not enough to buy house in London, union boss says

Eddie Dempsey, RMT general secretary, says he makes ‘no apology for fighting hard for our members’

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Tube strike misery to continue as RMT boss warns of ‘total collapse in industrial relations’

Sadiq Khan and Downing Street demand TfL and RMT get back to the negotiating table to end walkout

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Tube strike breakthrough: TfL opens Northern line as RMT chief Eddie Dempsey blasts Sadiq Khan

Union boss demands that London mayor invites him to negotiating table: ‘I don’t give a monkey’s if it’s a pool table, a billiards table or a dinner table’

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Collapse in industrial relations on the Tube, says RMT

Tube strike causes travel chaos again on Tuesday in a dispute over pay and hours.

The Guardian - UK

RMT strikes expected to bring London tube to a halt for four days

Buses and trains likely to be overcrowded as union members take action in row over pay and 32-hour week

Evening Standard

Tube strike set to deliver £230m blow to London economy was backed by just 57% of RMT members

6,004 union members voted in favour of industrial action before hearing about 3.4% pay rise — while 4,196 did not bother to vote

Evening Standard

OPINION - Londoners have no tears left to shed for Tube workers

London has stopped working. In a succession of synchronised strikes by different groups of Tube workers, the Underground has effectively come to a standstill from Monday to Thursday, which actually means Sunday to Friday, given the knockon effects on trains. And when the Tube stops working, London stops working. Simple…

Evening Standard

Everything you need to know about Eddie Dempsey, new RMT boss and 'proud south Londoner'

New RMT boss Eddie Dempsey is just as bolshy and matter-of-fact as his predecessor, Mick Lynch. Here’s what you need to know about the south London-born trade union boss

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