 Strikes which were set to go ahead on the London Underground have been called off, the RMT union has announced. The strikes were set to take place on Wednesday and Friday this week. RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: 'I congratulate all our members who were prepared to take strike action and our negotiations team for securing this victory in our tube dispute. 'Without the unity and industrial power of our members, there is no way we would have been able to make the progress we have. 'We still remain in dispute over outstanding issues around pensions and working agreements and will continue to pursue a negotiated settlement.' Widespread disruption was expected from the strike which would have involved around 3,000 RMT union members. Got a story? Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk. Or you can submit your videos and pictures here. For more stories like this, check our news page. Follow Metro.co.uk on Twitter and Facebook for the latest news updates. You can now also get Metro.co.uk articles sent straight to your device. Sign up for our daily push alerts here.){kind=link}
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Strikes which were set to go ahead on the London Underground have been called off, the RMT union has announced.
The strikes were set to take place on Wednesday and Friday this week.
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: ‘I congratulate all our members who were prepared to take strike action and our negotiations team for securing this victory in our tube dispute.
‘Without the unity and industrial power of our members, there is no way we would have been able to make the progress we have.