As we near the Olympics some of the staff that will be helping us get around London are still in disagreement over bonuses they have have been offered. Londond Underground engineers who belong to Unite have this week agreed an £850 sweetener. However bus drivers feel that

London's mayor, Boris Johnson, has "turned his back on" them and are preparing to ballot for strike action.

London Underground did the right thing by recognising the extra work our members will be expected to do during the Olympics. There were disagreements but we worked them out through negotiation.”



However when referring to staff work on London's buses he said: “ When speaking of the Tube engineers, Unite regional secretary Peter Kavanagh said : ".”However when referring to staff work on London's buses he said: “

Just in case you think this mean we are in for a Tube strike free Olympics, think again. Nothing has been agreed with the RMT yet.

." LBC report the that talks that started on Tuesday 8th May over the £850 one off payment at conciliation service ACAS between London Underground and the RMT have ended without agreement. "."