From
TfL» website
This dispute is about the progress of joint initiatives set up last year between TfL and the unions to improve the work life balance of Tube drivers.
As part of those discussions, TfL and the unions agreed to explore ways of providing more choice for staff to improve work-life balance, including:
trialling a four-day, 36-hour working week on the Jubilee line for Tube drivers. This concluded recently and TfL and the trade unions are already working together to analyse how successful it has been
looking at ways to maintain the level of weekend working as the service expands, potentially through additional part time opportunities
introducing pro-rata working arrangements, such as job sharing, which would mean that drivers could reduce the number of days they work
TfL has met its commitments and has been in constructive discussions with ASLEF» at the conciliatory service ACAS in order to resolve this dispute. Further talks are scheduled early next week.
Nigel Holness, Director of Network Operations for London Underground, said:
'Should the planned strike action go ahead there will be substantial disruption. We will do everything possible to ensure customers can get around on alternative transport services and have the right information to help them do this. We are committed to ensuring that our employees are able to maintain a good balance between their work and personal lives and we have been working closely with the unions on new ways to achieve this. I encourage the ASLEF leadership to continue working with us constructively rather than moving towards unnecessary strike action.'
hmmm, let's all have a 4 day week.....just 9 hours a day. A lot do that already, on average.
