Tube drivers’ £72,000 salary not enough to buy house in London, union boss says
Union boss makes ‘no apology’ as striking Tube drivers’ salaries revealed
- RMT general secretary Eddie Dempsey has claimed that the £71,160 starting salary that the average Tube driver receives is insufficient to buy a house in London, despite acknowledging it as a good wage.
- The statement was made during a week-long London Underground strike that has caused severe disruption across the capital and is estimated to cost London's economy at least £230m.
- RMT members are striking over pay and working hours, also demanding a reduced four-day working week.
- Transport for London (TfL) offered a 3.4 per cent pay rise, which was rejected, and said that the union's demand for a four-day week is unaffordable.
- Mr Dempsey said: “We make no apology for fighting hard for our members, and that’s why our members have got good conditions.”