Elizabeth Line workers are planning to strike on New Year’s Eve in a dispute over pay.
Control room employees signed up to the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) will walk out for 24 hours from 9pm on December 31.
Tube bosses said the Elizabeth Line will still run, but could be busier than normal as a result of the strike action.Â
Staff taking part in the strike are also not working rest days or overtime from December 5 until December 18.
The union said it has rejected the company’s pay offer and is seeking improvements to holiday entitlement and a reduction in working hours.
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: ‘Our members play a vital role in running the Elizabeth Line and their demands for fair treatment on working hours and leave remain unmet.
‘The current offer falls short, and our members are determined to secure a fair deal.’
The union has called for urgent talks to secure a revised offer.
Elizabeth Line workers are planning to strike on New Year’s Eve in a dispute over pay (file pic)Â
Tube bosses said the Elizabeth Line will still run, but could be busier than normal as a result of the strike action (file pic)
London Mayor Sadiq Khan poses for a selfie on the first Elizabeth line train on May 24, 2022
A Transport for London spokesperson said: ‘We encourage the RMT and MTR to find a solution to this dispute.Â
‘If this action goes ahead, we expect that Elizabeth Line services will still be available, but they may be busier than normal.’
News of the impending strike comes just days after Transport for London (TfL) awarded the contract for the Elizabeth Line to Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo and UK rail and bus firm Go Ahead.
Current operator MTR, a corporation which runs public transport in Hong Kong and is controlled by Beijing, got its contract in 2014 from then-mayor Boris Johnson.
The new consortium will take over from May 2025.
The RMT union said it has rejected the company’s pay offer and is seeking improvements to holiday entitlement and a reduction in working hours
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: ‘The current offer falls short, and our members are determined to secure a fair deal’