Commuters face Tube strike misery this autumn

Passengers on the London Underground will be hit by a series of autumn walk-outs after unions announced a co-ordinated campaign of industrial action in protest over job cuts.

Up to 10,000 Tube workers from the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) and the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) will take part in the round of 24-hour stoppages, starting on Monday 6 September.
 

It’s untenable to have a normal retirement age in public-sector schemes that is significantly different from the state retirement age

Brian Bailey, Director of pensions, West Midlands Pension Fund and member of High Pay Commission