London Underground drivers will stage eight days of strikes from late this
month, the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) said,
protesting Transport for London’s (TfL) proposal to allow drivers to move to a
voluntary four-day working week. RMT warned the scheme would pave the way for
hundreds of job cuts and said it was effectively not voluntary because drivers
would have to surrender existing protections and those refusing could be
redeployed. TfL said the changes would help improve operational reliability.
Drivers represented by the Aslef union have accepted the proposal and will not
join the action.
