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Old December 15th 11, 08:08 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default Boxing Day Tube Strike - What A Surprise

On Wed, 14 Dec 2011 04:37:41 -0800 (PST), Paul
uttered:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-16174789

Also from the ASLEF website

"The union’s members working in London Underground have voted
overwhelmingly to take action on Boxing Day. The dispute concerns the
union’s insistence that the day must be covered by volunteers.

The union balloted its 2,200 Underground drivers and they returned a
92.3% vote in favour of action.

The whole dispute has been about seeking equitable quality time off
for our members but recognising those who do operate the service may
need to be incentivised.



What do RMT members get for working Boxing day?

Dave