The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union leader Eddie Dempsey said on Tuesday that industrial relations on London Underground has “totally collapsed.”
Thousands of RMT members have walked out causing utter chaos for commuters and tourists over the dispute of pay and hours.
Dempsey has called on the London Mayor Sadiq Khan to get involved with negotiations to help end the strike action.
“There has been a total collapse of industrial relations on London Underground,” he said.
Dempsey said, “The mayor has to intervene. He keeps telling us to return to the negotiating table – well, if he invites us to a meeting, we will attend.
“Our members are not asking for a king’s ransom. We want progress towards recognition about the impact of shift work.
“We are not asking for an immediate drop from a 35-hour week to 32. We have been discussing this since 2018 and we are open to discussions.”
The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said, “I think Londoners will rightly be fed up with the disruption from Tube strikes ….. as parents try and drop their kids off at school, get to hospital appointments, get to work.
“We want to see RMT and TfL get back around the table when it comes to these strikes, work together in good faith to resolve this situation in the interests of passengers.”
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