DLR strike dates decided
COMMUTERS travelling into the City on the Dockland Light Railway (DLR) next week could face severe disruptions as trade union RMT yesterday announced strike dates for workers on the line.
From 4am next Friday morning, DLR workers will walk off the job for three 24-hour periods, including 27 July and 6 August.
RMT said the strike was a result of failures by DLR’s operator, Serco, to make adequate payments to employees for the increased workload and added train carriages.
RMT general secretary Bob Crow said: “Our members have shown once again that they are simply not prepared to take on more work without being properly compensated by the company.”
Serco said it is in discussions at the moment with the RMT union and is confident an agreement would be reached.