London Tube strike union boss calls for meeting with Sadiq Khan

The union leader of the Striking Tube workers called for a summit to solve a dispute and working hours, including the Mayor of London.

Thousands of members of the Railway, Maritime and Transportation Association (RMT) are engaged in industrial action that crippled London underground services this week and caused travel chaos in the capital since the strike on Sunday.

On Wednesday, Eddie DEMPSEY, the Secretary General of the Union, repeated the call to the London President (TFL) Sir Sadiq Khan to intervene in the dispute.

Mayor, Sir Sadiq’in Union to solve the dispute with the Union “TFL’nin ready to restart the negotiations,” he said.

The central request of the RMT Union from TFL is for a shorter working week for 32 -hour members.

TFL said it was “practical and unsuitable” and the network would cost £ 200 million a year.

The transportation body also offered 3.4% for workers.

DEMPSEY, negotiations to prevent the deterioration of the strike last weekend.

Speaking at the Tuc Congress in Brighton, Dempsey called on Sir Sadiq to attend a summit with the union to help solve the dispute.

Im I have a message for the mayor, dedi the delegates said.

“Instead of going to social media, instead of old tired clichés, tradesmen tell their trade unionists to go to the table … Let’s invite us to the meeting, let’s make a discussion, because I want to know what’s going on in London.

He continued: “We do not enjoy causing deterioration, but we do not apologize for our members to fight.”

In contrast, the spokesman for the Mayor: “strikes have a serious impact on London’s businesses and vehicles.

He continued: “Mayor TFL made a decision to find a decision for this disagreement, RMT made us ready to restart the talks.”

On the fourth day of the strike on Wednesday, most of the London underground services were suspended, but about 90 stations were open on the skirts of the network.

As a result, TFL said that more people are traveling on buses and bicycles as well as in the Docklands light railway, Elizabeth Line and London Overground.

Until the BST 15:00, there was a 19,608 bicycle recruitment – 93% on Wednesday, 93%.

The warehouse managers and those who signal from RMT are among those who have held strikes this week.

TFL said that despite the fee proposal, the strike was progressing.

Previously, TFL’s Customer Operations Director Nick Dent said TFL was “very willing” to work with RMT Union and the payment offer was not given to the workers.

“They started their ballot papers before they made any payment proposal, so the members voted without realizing what the payment offer was actually.” He said.

The Prime Minister and the Mayor of London are among those who want both sides to negotiate after the talks on Wednesday morning.