London faces rail, subway strike

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London faces rail, subway strike

LONDON, June 21 (UPI) -- British rail and subway workers Monday approved a strike, threatening thousands of rail and subway commuters with the worst travel disruption in decades.

The BBC reported that maintenance and signaling workers at Network Rail and London Underground are due to walkout at 6:30 p.m. June 29.

The Rail, Maritime and Transport union called the strike Monday after talks with Network Rail bosses failed to break an impasse on pensions after union members voted last month to strike rather than accept cuts in pensions, pay and travel.

"Our ballot for industrial action may have brought Network Rail to the negotiating table, but on pensions they have simply sat there with their arms folded," said RMT General Secretary Bob Crow.