TRANSPORT
Tube strike: Sadiq Khan could prompt mass walkouts with £30m fund
Underground drivers, represented by Aslef, are reportedly furious that London’s mayor found fresh cash to stop a walkout by RMT members
Sources said that Sadiq Khan opted to intervene after warnings about the huge damage the week-long strikes would cause the London economy
ALAMY
Sadiq Khan has “opened the door” to mass Tube walkouts after he found £30 million for RMT members including station staff and signallers, The Times has been told.
Tube drivers, who are represented by the rival Aslef union, are furious that the mayor of London has stumped up money to prevent a week of RMT strikes, less than a month after they were told no more funds were available.
Drivers voted overwhelmingly to accept a 5 per cent pay deal for 2023 in November. The RMT represents station staff, signallers and other operational staff.
“Their union told them in good faith that 5 per cent was the final offer from Transport for London (TfL) and that there was absolutely no more money,” a source said.
