Collapse in industrial relations on the Tube, says RMT

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Industrial relations on London Underground have “totally collapsed”, a union leader warned on Tuesday as a strike by Tube workers caused fresh travel chaos for commuters, tourists and other passengers.

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00:00The Rail, Maritime and Transport Union's General Secretary Eddie Dempsey has now called on London's

00:11Mayor Sir Sadie Khan to intervene in the current disputes which has left London this week with

00:18virtually no tube services, much to the misery of Londoners. He also said that there has been

00:26a total collapse of industrial relations on London Underground, which is undoubtedly a

00:34concerning statement. Mr Dempsey said that as well as strikes on the tube and DLR disputes

00:42were looming over the pay and conditions of cleaners as well as the future of ticket offices

00:49on the Elizabeth Line. However, Transport London says there are no plans to close ticket offices

00:58despite claims by the RMT that it has uncovered plans to shut them down. We've heard this week

01:06how the RMT has not ruled out further action in the future either. You'll see the effects of the tube

01:13strike is currently causing many of the minor roads here in the more central parts of London,

01:20areas which are heavily reliant on the underground network, have become clogged. Londoners have

01:28largely turned to buses, bicycles, taxis and ride-sharing apps, while the latest figures suggest

01:37the number of people travelling to normally busy districts has fallen by almost a third.

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