London's Elizabeth line becomes the latest battleground in the widespread union action over pay, with the TSSA union saying any walkouts would bring services to a halt.
Any further action is likely to lead to widespread losses for the hospitality and retail sectors during a crucial winter trading period.Advertisement
Strikes are already expected to cost the rail sector £260m, according to internal government estimates.Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerEconomists at the Centre for Economics and Business Research believe that between June 2022 and January 2023, rail strikes could cost the economy £691m in worker absences alone.
The figure would be even higher had remote working not become more widespread over the past few years.Mel Taylor, of the TSSA, said:"This dispute is fundamentally about unfairness and inequality in pay rates across the Transport for London network. RfLI need to change their Scrooge employment habits and make 2022 a happy Christmas."
"The Elizabeth Line is a brilliant addition to London's transport services. Our members have years of experience and work on the most modern railway in the country yet are paid significantly less than staff doing similar roles across the network - including colleagues on the very same line."Low pay is leading to high staff turnover, lack of fully trained staff, and reliance on overtime to run core services.
"Strike action by these workers would bring services across the Elizabeth Line to a standstill. There's no need for it to come to that if RfLI can see sense and produce a fair offer which doesn't continue to leave their staff the poor relations of the network."
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