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London Underground station cleaners are to go on strike next week in a dispute over pay, their union has said.
The
Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said members working for
Initial and ISS contractors would walk out for 48 hours from 05:30 GMT
on 31 December.
The announcement comes after Tube drivers went on strike on Boxing Day in a row over bank holiday pay.
Much of the Tube network was disrupted on the first day of the post-Christmas sales.
The RMT's general secretary Bob Crow said the cleaners were doing "some of the dirtiest jobs" on minimum pay.
London Underground urged the parties involved to resolve the dispute without strike action.
'Normal' services
Mr Crow said the cleaners were working "in often appalling conditions with no proper recognition and reward whatsoever".
"It
is these same staff who have played a key role in keeping services
clean and safe who are now forced again by their employers to take
action for a living wage and recognition of their efforts," he said.
"It
is time for London Mayor Boris Johnson to stop talking about a living
wage and start acting to make sure that contractors on his services
actually deliver it."
Philip Hufton from London
Underground said: "This is a dispute between ISS, Initial and the RMT
which we urge all parties to resolve without any unnecessary strike
action.
"London Underground will be operating as
normal during the planned industrial action and we do not anticipate
any impact on train services."
He said that Transport
for London fully supported the mayor's London Living Wage, which was
increased to £8.55 per hour in November.
"All cleaners
directly employed by TfL are paid at least the London Living wage, and
we require contractors working on the Tube network for London
Underground and Tube Lines to do the same," he said.
The Boxing Day strike by drivers caused massive disruption to the Tube network.
Nine
lines ran limited services, while the Piccadilly line operated a
shuttle service between Heathrow terminals and Hammersmith, and between
Arnos Grove and Cockfosters.
The Docklands Light Railway operated in parts but not between Canning Town and Beckton or Shadwell and Bank.
There was no service on London Overground.
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