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THOUSANDS of London Underground workers are to start voting on whether to strike in a dispute over jobs.
Members of the RMT are being balloted from Wednesday over claims that cuts are being “smuggled in” under a so-called transformation programme.
Around 2,000 staff will be balloted, including those working in engineering, signals, electrical, track and control centres. The result will be known in mid-July.
JOHN LANG recalls how Murdoch used scabbing electricians and even devised a fake newspaper to force a confrontation with printers – then sacked them all
Since 2023, Strike Map has evolved from digital mapping at a national level to organising ‘mega pickets’ — we believe that mass solidarity with localised disputes prepares the ground for future national action, writes HENRY FOWLER
