London's newest train service faces industrial action on 24 May.
London's newest train service faces industrial action on 24 MayPublishedThe first anniversary of the opening of the Elizabeth line in central London is set to be marked with strike action.
Operational staff are taking industrial action on 24 May as part of a dispute with Transport for London over pay. The Transport Salaried Staffs' Association union says its workers are paid "thousands of pounds" less than colleagues performing similar roles on other parts of the TfL network.It is set to be the second strike on the Elizabeth Line, after TSSA members took action in the same dispute in January.TSSA members work in roles including traffic managers, service and infrastructure, and incident response manager grades.
The union's organising director, Mel Taylor, said: "We've been in talks with management for almost a year now, yet the majority of our members have been offered an uplift of just over 1% to make up for the huge pay differentials. "Elizabeth line staff work weekends, nights and even Christmas Day, operating the world's only fully digital railway, but many earn less than two thirds of the salary paid to other TfL staff in similar roles.Follow BBC London on
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