Overview

• RMT and London Underground negotiators met at TfL’s Palestra headquarters on Wednesday, with Eddie Dempsey saying he is "quietly optimistic" if TfL shifts position.
• The dispute now centres on cutting the contractual week from 35 to 32 hours to address fatigue, a change TfL has said is unaffordable and impractical.
• The union is not seeking more than the 3.4% pay offer it has accepted and says it will negotiate a timetable for reducing hours, with regional organiser Jared Wood leading the talks.
• No new strike dates have been announced; the RMT’s ballot mandate lasts six months and any further action would require two weeks’ notice.
• Recent walkouts shut most Tube services, driving passengers to other modes and prompting reports of a 67% drop in hospitality bookings and an estimated £230 million economic cost.