Tube union RMT has confirmed that key service control centre staff in West London will take both strike action and action short of a strike in a dispute over jobs and conditions of service.
RMT general secretary Bob Crow said: “This group of workers are absolutely key to delivering the service on the Piccadilly line and sub-surface railways and the way that they have been treated by the management at a time when the system is under intense pressure is nothing short of shocking.
“These are the same key staff who keep services running when demand is at a peak and they are the same staff who manage the problems when the lines are hit by breakdowns and failures. They deserve respect for the job that they do and not the imposition of inferior working conditions and the threat to jobs.
“We have a meeting arranged with ACAS on Friday and RMT is looking to make progress on these crucial issues in those negotiations.”
