Tube staff stage 24-hour strike

Tube workers on the Metropolitan Line have begun staging a 24-hour strike in a dispute over the transfer of staff.

Around 70 members of the Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union walked out at 0530 BST on Thursday and are due to end the strike at 0529 on Friday.

The union said five members of staff were told they had to change jobs, even though some had moved to be closer to their work.

Transport for London said no stations had been closed, despite the action.

RMT general secretary Bob Crow accused LU managers of "throwing their weight around" even though a potential solution to the row had been suggested.

A spokesman for Transport for London said the strike would serve no purpose, adding that five members of staff were being transferred from parts of the network where there were enough employees, to stations where there were vacancies.

It added that the transfers were within the terms and conditions of LU employment and said it was disappointed at the strike action.

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