TfL inks £3.6bn deal with government after strikes

Union warns of potential further strikes over requirements to reform pension scheme

Martin Richmond
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TfL inks £3.6bn deal with government after strikes

A deal has been struck between Transport for London (TfL) and the government securing £3.6bn in funding to the transport network after a summer fraught with strike action over pension and pay provisions.

Despite the deal, which was secured yesterday (30 August), the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) has warned that proposals to reform the TfL pension scheme will lead to f...

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