London Tube Union Prepares for Strike, Says Talks Broke Down
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Talks aimed at averting a London Underground strike starting May 5 broke down last night, the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers union said.
Negotiators had reached a “workable framework” on an agreement to avoid the strike late yesterday afternoon, the RMT said on its website. That fell apart when London Underground, which runs the city’s subway network, sought “not just a suspension of the action but that the entire dispute be called off,” the union said.