"The sticking point in this dispute is the demand for a 32-hour week - reduced from 34 hours - by the RMT. Language from the union softened and it says it wants "steps towards" a 32-hour week. But for Transport for London (TfL) this previously was a red line. It says even a 30-minute reduction in the working week would cost 30m a year."
"Critics say that move undermined talks in 2025. On Thursday, the general secretary of the RMT Eddie Dempsey told the BBC: "We are pleased to see finally that Sadiq Khan has instructed TfL to meet us...so I'm now waiting for a formal invitation and once that is received we will go straight back to talks and a resolution so we can get London moving again.""
Five days of Tube strikes badly disrupted London, with business groups estimating a 230m cost to the capital. The dispute centred on an RMT demand to reduce the working week from 34 to 32 hours, later softened to "steps towards" a 32-hour week. TfL says even a 30-minute reduction would cost 30m a year and that a 32-hour week would cost over 200m, threatening planned investment. The Mayor of London did not intervene this time, though he provided 30m of GLA funding in 2024. TfL invited the RMT to talks on Wednesday. Contactless and Oyster journeys fell about 24%, with commuters shifting to non-TfL services, working from home, walking, cycling, and greater bus use.
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