05/08/2013

'Boris Bikes' Staff To Stage 48-Hour Strike

Members of the Rail Maritime and Transport union, who maintain London's "Boris Bikes", are to hold a 48-hour strike next week in a dispute over pay and conditions.

The workers, employed by Serco to move bikes around the city and maintain them, will stage a walkout on the evening of Sunday 11 August after voting in favour of the action.

They are protesting over pay, shift patterns and other issues.

(MH/JP)

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