London Underground walkouts have been canceled during strikes

 London Underground walkouts have been canceled during strikes

The cancellation of planned strikes on the London Underground follows "significant progress" in negotiations on employment terms.

On Wednesday and Friday, about 3,000 RMT union members were scheduled to go on strike.

600 post closures are the subject of a dispute with Transport for London (TfL).

The reductions are a part of a savings plan mandated by the £1.2 billion government financing agreement reached in August 2022.

Revenue is certain until 2024, but TfL must find savings of roughly £230 million.

The RMT was able to "save jobs, prevent harmful changes to rosters, and secure security of earnings around grading changes," according to a representative for the union.

The union went on to say that "the significant progress means that key elements have been settled," even though "broader negotiations in the job, pensions, and working agreements disagreement remain to be had."

"We appreciate that the RMT has withdrawn its planned industrial action on Wednesday and that the fight on our change proposals in stations is now resolved," said Nick Dent, director for customer operations at London Underground.

"This is good news for London, and as London Underground changes, we will continue to work closely with our trade unions to guarantee that we can continue to support the capital in the most efficient way possible."

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Tom Edwards, a BBC transport journalist, provides analysis.

The RMT union was concerned about working alone and the workload, but TfL insisted that nobody would lose their job and that no stations would be left unstaffed.

In any case, it now seems that a solution has been found, which appears to mean fewer post closures and sufficient protections to satisfy union reps.

While strikes continue to disrupt transportation services, there is some positive news for travelers here.

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London "There's there are no winners when it comes to industrial action, which is precisely I'm so pleased that this industrial action was subsequently called off," said Mayor Sadiq Khan, who is in charge of TfL overall.

"I'd like to acknowledge the efforts of the RMT and TfL over the past few days. It demonstrates the impact that speaking may have.