Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union to walk out on Monday, accusing service operator of trying to ‘bulldoze’ through new terms

Staff at London’s Docklands Light Railway (DLR) are to stage a 48-hour strike in a dispute over working conditions and the use of agency staff.



Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union will walk out from 4am on Monday 2 November after backing the action by nine to one in a ballot.

RMT general secretary Mick Cash accused DLR operator Kellas Amey of trying to “bulldoze” through new working practices and conditions on the east London service, which is used by 300,000 passengers a day.

“We will not sit back and allow this aggressive and bullying culture to develop on this key part of London’s transport network. The company should not have underestimated the anger of the workforce and its abject failure to address these issues which left us with no option but to ballot for action and that ballot registered a massive 92% in favour,” he said.

“Despite strenuous efforts by RMT negotiators in talks since the ballot was confirmed, the company have dug their heels in and have failed to make progress in a number of key areas at the heart of the dispute. As a result, RMT has no option but to confirm 48 hours of strike action for next week.”