Tube strike lifted in UK

The threat of strikes by London Underground workers over pensions was lifted today when a union said it had won guarantees it was seeking.

Members of the Rail Maritime and Transport union had voted to take industrial action after complaining about changes to ill-health pensions.

General secretary Bob Crow said workers had won a “significant victory”, adding: “We have now received the guarantees we were seeking that no attempt will be made to introduce cost-cutting changes that would deprive most people who leave work through ill-health of their pensions.

“We still believe that the fund rule that allows annual review of ill-health pensions should be scrapped, but we now have written confirmation that it will remain suspended.”