The news comes ahead of a 24-hour strike by the RMT union on Wednesday, which will see tens of thousands of Network Rail workers and 14 train operators walk off the job. The Transport Salaried Transport Association (TSSA) has also called a strike by its Avanti West Coast members on Wednesday, while members of the Aslef drivers union in eight companies will strike on Saturday. Two more days of rail strikes have been announced by the RMT for August 18 and 20. The union said the new London Underground strike was prompted by Transport for London’s refusal to share details of a draft government proposal they received on funding the capital’s transport system. Read more: Wednesday’s rail strike: What you need to know as labor action continues RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: “Our members will once again be under pressure in this important dispute over pensions, jobs and conditions.
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“They have been bamboozled by TfL and Mayor Sadiq Khan. And to add insult to injury, they haven’t seen the details of that funding letter from the government. “Unless there are assurances of jobs, pensions and damaging changes to working conditions, then our strike on August 19 will go ahead.” The union said it would give TfL until August 2 to provide those assurances.
