"When shown the Telegraph article, RMT lead negotiator Jared Wood reportedly laughed out loud. He told The Standard: "The idea that this is any part of industrial negotiations is complete nonsense. Commuters queue to board packed buses amid Tube strikes We were completely unaware of that provision [in the rail card benefit scheme]. It's something the rail travel scheme appear to have agreed with certain attraction operators. It's not part of the dispute. It's not something we have demanded.""
"The national staff rail card scheme is run by the Rail Delivery Group, not TfL, and is not in TfL's gift to provide to staff. All TfL staff get a free annual all-zones Travelcard - and one for a nominated family member or friend. The RMT called its 10,400 Tube members out on a rolling strike that began on Sunday and is expected to affect services until Friday mid-morning."
RMT denied reports that TfL union members demanded two-for-one Legoland tickets during strike negotiations and called the claims nonsense. Tube strikes disrupted large parts of London this week, forcing commuters to seek alternative routes. Downing Street and Mayor Sadiq Khan urged the union and Transport for London to return to negotiations to end the strikes. Reports linked the claim to the union's demand for a 75% discount on nationwide rail fares and to a rail travel card that can offer discounted attraction entry. The national staff rail card is run by the Rail Delivery Group, not TfL. All TfL staff receive a free annual all-zones Travelcard and one for a nominated person.
Read at www.standard.co.uk
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