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Workers on the DLR are set for £2,500 bonuses for working during this summer's Olympic Games.

Transport union RMT has said it has secured an 'attendance payment' of £900 as well as guaranteed overtime payments throughout the Olympics and Paralympics.

The latest part of the Docklands Light Railway network to be built will be opened to the public next month.

The extension between Stratford International station and Canning Town will be ready for fare-paying passengers in July, although Transport for London was unable to give an exact date when services will start.

The RMT union has confirmed that strike action due to start next week has been suspended following an agreement with London Underground over two sacked drivers

It follows the decision by LU to re-emply driver Eamonn Lynch, whose dismissal was held ot have been unfair by an employment tribunal.

The RMT is planning to ballot members working on the Jubilee line on industrial action over safety.

The union, which has already announced two three-day stoppages over an unrelated matter, claim London Underground has reneged on agreements over safety procedures on the line. The RMT intends to ballot on action short of a strike.

The RMT union has announced the dates of two stoppages on London Underground.

The first walkout by Tube drivers will be between 9.01pm on May 16 and 9pm on May 20, followed by a second strike between 9.01pm on June 13 and 9pm on June 17.

The 48-hour strike on the Docklands Light Railway planned for tomorrow and Friday was dramatically halted this afternoon following a last minute High Court ruling.

London's High Court granted an injunction preventing a planned 48-hour strike on the DLR after declaring there had been technical errors with the ballot.

The Docklands Light Railway is set to be hit by strikes on Thursday and Friday after members of the RMT union voted in favour of industrial action.

If the strike goes ahead Serco Docklands aims to run DLR services from Tower Gateway to Mudchute every 5-10 minutes, from 7am to 7pm.

The Docklands Light Railway will be hit by a 48 hour strike from January 20. The RMT union has instructed its members not to book on for shifts on the network between 3.59am that day until 3.58am on Saturday, January 22.

It follows a ballot of union members over disputes between the RMT and Serco Docklands, who operate the DLR, over issues including failure to consult on redundancies and the imposition of a new roster.

The Docklands Light Railway is set to be hit by strikes after members of the RMT union voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action.

A ballot of members closed yesterday, with 162 voting for strike action, with just 36 against. A total of 175 voted for action short of a strike, with 21 against. As yet no dates have been mooted for when the strikes could take place.

The RMT Union is balloting its members over strike action on the Docklands Light Railway.

The ballot is for strike action and action short of a strike, such as refusal to work overtime, and has been prompted by an ongoing dispute between it and Serco Docklands, who operate the DLR.

With more Tube strikes looming next month Wharfers took the latest bout of industrial action firmly in their stride, raising questions of the strike's effectiveness.

Whether it meant working from home, taking a trip on a Thames Clipper or pounding the pavements commuters took steps to stay productive in the face of the disruption, many making it into work with little difficulty.

"The Tube strikes were a politically motivated idea to poke the Government in the eye. I couldn't have prevented the strikes - Londoners were used as pawns in a party political game."

So said London Mayor Boris Johnson speaking at his Question Time last week.

Talks between London Underground and the RMT and TSSA unions to avert a series of Tube strikes have broken down.

The two sides met at the offices of the conciliation service ACAS to try and reach a setttlement to avoid the strikes, the first of which is scheduled for next Monday, but negotiations proved fruitless.

Wharf firms and travel bosses are bracing themselves for the first in a series of proposed Tube strikes - if late talks fail to reach a resolution.

The RMT and Transport Salaried Staffs' Association unions are planning walk-outs for the beginning of next week which could cripple the Tube network.

Industrial action on the DLR which was due to begin on Friday has been cancelled after an agreement was reached between Serco Docklands and the RMT.

Union members had previously voted to strike over the increased workload due to the introduction of three car trains on the service.

Union officials have announced the three dates for strikes on the DLR, with the first taking place next week.

It is part of the ongoing dispute between the RMT and DLR bosses over proposed extra payments for staff following the introduction of a third carriage on trains.

The planned 48-hour strike on the Underground has been suspended as union members consider a new pay offer

RMT members employed by maintenance contractor Tube Lines were due to walk out on the Jubilee, Piccadilly and Northern lines at 7pm tomorrow over pay and conditions.

The DLR strike due to start tomorrow morning has been suspended.

Staff were due to begin industrial action for 72 hours from 4am tomorrow in protest at not being given a pay rise following the introduction of a third car on DLR trains.

As if looming strikes on the Underground are not enough to contend with the Docklands Light Railway will be hit by industrial action later this month.

The RMT union has announced there will be a walkout on the DLR between 4am on Wednesday, June 23 and 3.59am on Saturday, June 26. The union's members will also refuse to work any overtime on Monday, June 28.

The RMT union has announced the dates of two 48-hour Tube strikes.

RMT members will not book on for any shift starting between 7pm on Wednesday, June 23 and 6.59pm on Friday, June 25, and between 7pm on Wednesday July 14 and 6.59pm on Friday, July 16.