Tram strike to begin after 'bad faith' talks
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Industrial action by engineers who work on a south London tram service is to start in a dispute over pay disparities.
The union representing the Croydon Tramlink engineers, Unite, accused Transport for London (TfL) of engaging in "bad faith" talks.
The union says about 60 engineers are taking part in the action from Sunday because they are "angry" their counterparts on the London Underground are paid £10,000 more a year despite having the same level of training.
TfL has been contacted for comment.
The workers will strike from 20:00 BST on Sunday to 06:00 BST on Thursday 9 May.
Strike action had been due to take place in March but this was suspended to engage in further talks, a Unite spokesperson said.
They added this was because TfL "refused to be transparent about the process it was using to identify pay disparities and broke its word on how they would be resolved".
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said TfL was "systemically underpaying" the tram engineers.
“TfL was negotiating in bad faith by breaking its promises and withholding information. Unite’s patience has run out with TfL’s disgraceful double-dealing and lack of transparency," she added.
Industrial action will escalate if the dispute is not resolved, the union spokesperson added.
Information on how the action will affect services can be found on the TfL strikes page.
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