RMT says strike aims to push TfL towards progress on pay

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London Underground workers have launched a week of strike action, causing major disruption across the network. RMT London Transport organiser Jared Wood said the union is not demanding a 32-hour, four-day week immediately but wants “a change in direction and progress”. He said workers have delivered “massive success” with passenger numbers back to pre-Covid levels despite 2,000 fewer staff.  Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00We are not insisting that a 32-hour, four-day week is delivered in this pay deal.

00:05We're asking for a change of direction and some progress.

00:08But of course I understand people's frustration.

00:10It's not what we want to do.

00:11Our members lose their pay as well.

00:13It's not the way that we want to go on.

00:16We want to be able to come to an agreement.

00:18Our members have delivered massive success for London Underground in recent years.

00:22We're back to the passenger numbers pre-COVID, 5 million journeys a day.

00:26We're doing that with 2,000 fewer staff.

00:30And what that's done is it's put a lot of pressure on people.

00:32The shifts have become more extreme.

00:35Dead early starts, four in the morning, 1am finishes, working around the weekends and bank holidays.

00:41And people need to see some progress.

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