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Drivers put strikes on hold amid hopes of night Tube deal

THE start of all-night running on London’s Underground network is set to be delayed, it emerged yesterday, as drivers suspended strike action.

Workers have been locked in a bitter dispute over the impact of the new services on work-life balance.

White-collar union TSSA, blue-collar union RMT and engineers’ union Unite plan two 24-hour strikes from the evenings of August 25 and 27.

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