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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Jacob Phillips and Ross Lydall

HISTORICAL FACTS: Rmt celebrates effective strike action as union accepts 80 000 a year salary for drivers - Caught on Camera

At a glance

•Tube drivers’ pay will rise to nearly £80,000 a year after the RMT union accepted a three-year deal with Transport for London, following major strike action in September that shut down the network.

•The agreement includes inflation-linked pay rises, and “fatigue-friendly” shift patterns for Tube staff, while preventing further pay-related strikes for three years.

•RMT General Secretary Eddie Dempsey hailed the deal as proof of the effectiveness of strike action, and TfL said it provided a “fair, affordable” settlement for 16,500 Underground staff, with other unions expected to follow suit.

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