11/02/2014

London Tube Strike Suspended

TSSA union has suspended new industrial action which was due to start at 21:00 GTM on the London Underground (LU).

The RMT and TSSA unions said they had agreed to suspend the action over London Underground's planned ticket office closures.

The TSSA confirmed it reached a last-minute deal with the Acas mediation body over the ticket office closures.

Talks between the unions and London Tube have been taking place at Acas for eleven days however last week citizens endured a 48-hour walkout due to the lack of agreement between unions and LU.

(CVS/CD)

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