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New series of strikes confirmed on Docklands Light Railway

Rail Union RMT has announced plans for more than two weeks of strikes across all grades on Keolis Amey Docklands Light Railway next year.

The action follows a 48 hour strike on DLR last month, which completely shut down the service for the duration.

The announcement of action comes after continuing talks have so far failed to make any serious progress after RMT members voted by 92 per cent for action back in October.

The strikes will take plan on 17 separate occasions throughout January, February, March and April.

RMT General Secretary Mick Cash said: “RMT members on Keolis Amey Docklands have already shown their anger and determination with the rock solid strike action last week and despite that they are still not being listened to and that leaves us with no option but to schedule blocks of industrial action early next year.

“Our members on DLR are furious at the way that Keolis/Amey are trying to bulldoze through some of the worst working practices and conditions that we associate with the operations of the most cheapskate and anti-union companies in the transport sector and that anger is reflected in the ballot results. We will not sit back and allow this aggressive and bullying culture to develop on this key part of London’s transport network.

“The company should not have underestimated the anger of the workforce and KAD’s continued failure to address our issues has forced this action on us. The union will continue with the talks process but to make any progress we need some solid indications that the company are actually listening and taking the grievances at the heart of the dispute seriously.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ellen Forster .