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Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThere will be rolling strike action across the London Underground (LU) beginning on Friday 5 September for seven days, the RMT union has announced.<\/p>\n The union claimed transport bosses refused to engage with them over pay, fatigue management, extreme shift patterns and a reduction in the working week.<\/p>\n RMT General Secretary Eddie Dempsey said: “Fatigue and extreme shift rotations are serious issues impacting on our members health and wellbeing- all of which have not been adequately addressed for years by LU management.”<\/p>\n A Transport for London (TfL) spokesperson said: “We urge the RMT to put our fair, affordable pay offer to their members and to continue to engage with us.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n On Thursday, RMT accused management of a “dismissive approach”, adding this had “fuelled widespread anger and distrust” among the workforce.<\/p>\n Staff at different grades will be taking industrial action at different times as part of rolling strike action, it said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n TfL’s spokesperson said: “We regularly meet with our trade unions to discuss any concerns that they may have, and we recently met with the RMT to discuss some specific points. <\/p>\n “We are committed to ensuring our colleagues are treated fairly and, as well as offering a 3.4% pay increase in our ongoing pay discussions, we have made progress on a number of commitments we have made previously. <\/p>\n “We welcome further engagement with our unions about fatigue and rostering across London Underground, but a reduction in the contractual 35-hour working week is neither practical nor affordable.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n In a separate dispute over pay and conditions, workers on the Docklands Light Railway will also be striking during this period in the week beginning 7 September.<\/p>\n Mr Dempsey added: “RMT will continue to engage LU management with a view to seeking a revised offer in order to reach a negotiated settlement.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n