Mayor answers to London

No strike agreement

[Main question]

Question by Valerie Shawcross

What progress have you made on your manifesto commitment to negotiate a no-strike deal with Tube Unions since the last MQT?

Answer by Boris Johnson

As I stated in my answer to this question last month, I have asked London Underground to begin the process of leading discussions on a no-strike agreement and there have already been some discussions with the Trade Union General Secretaries on this matter. It is unrealistic to expect significant developments on this until the conclusion of next year’s bargaining round.

The important issue in all of this is to ensure that we jointly arrive at a solution which greatly reduces the inconvenience of industrial action to Tube customers, and we must be creative in how we achieve this.