The London tram strike has been called off, TfL confirms

A London tram strike has been called off following the settlement of a dispute with a union, Transport for London (TfL) has said. Unite began a strike on June 30 and planned to continue until Monday, July 8.

Maintenance staff have also announced that they will be holding a retreat from Thursday 11th July to Monday 15th July. These disruptions would have affected services between Wimbledon and Reeves Corner, as well as between East Croydon and Beckenham Junction/New Addington.

However, TfL and Unite appear to have reached an agreement. Trams should be running tomorrow, but passengers are advised to check their journey before traveling and allow extra travel time.

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Navid Golshan, TfL’s managing director of London Trams, said: “We are delighted to have resolved this dispute with Unite and the Union has withdrawn its industrial action from London Trams engineers.

“We will look from tomorrow to run as many services as possible, but this depends on tram availability, so we advise customers to continue to check before they travel and allow extra time for their journeys until a fully planned service can be restored . Thank you customers for your patience.”

United Workers first went on strike in March, arguing they are paid up to £10,000 a year less than their colleagues on the London Underground, despite requiring the same qualifications and performing the same roles.

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said at the time: “TfL believes it can hire these workers on the cheap and treat them as second class employees.

“The situation is totally unacceptable and our members are absolutely right to strike. They have the unwavering support of Unite.”

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