Tube drivers vote to go on strike

Jubilee Line Continue reading the main storyRelated StoriesTube drivers ballot over strike Tube drivers on the Jubilee Line have voted to go on two 24-hour strikes in a row over working conditions and claims of bullying.

Members of the Rail Maritime and Transport union and Aslef are set to walk out on 2 April and on 2 May.

The unions claimed the reasons for the dispute include "bullying of staff" and a "decline" of working conditions.

London Underground said it had addresses the issues in the dispute and urged the unions to hold more talks.

'Very poor'

In a letter to London Underground setting out the reasons for the dispute, the RMT highlighted:

The "unfair and disproportionate" treatment of drivers in disciplinary meetings Many facilities on the Jubilee line being in a "very poor" and in some cases a "disgusting" state The "removal and threatened removal" of some benefits A "severe lack of support" from managers for their staff

RMT General Secretary Bob Crow said: "RMT will not sit back and allow the wilful misuse of procedures on any part of the Tube network as a means of bullying and intimidating our members."

Howard Collins, London Underground's chief operating officer, said however he believed all such issues in the dispute "have been addressed".

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