London Underground drivers are to strike on 15 March – price range day – in a dispute over pensions and dealing preparations.

The Aslef union introduced on Wednesday that members would strike for twenty-four hours, in a row over modifications to working preparations and pensions.

Its members in different roles on the underground – together with check prepare and engineering prepare drivers and people in administration grades – additionally voted to strike, the union stated, and would take motion on 15 March as effectively.

Tube drivers voted by 99% in favour of strike motion, on a turnout of 77%.

Finn Brennan, Aslef’s full-time organiser on the underground, stated there could be a “protracted dispute” except Transport for London (TfL) labored with the union.

“The dimensions of those ‘sure’ votes and the massive turnouts present that our members aren’t ready to place up any longer with the threats to their working situations and pensions,” Brennan stated.

“We perceive that TfL faces monetary challenges, post-pandemic, however our members are merely not ready to pay the worth for the federal government’s failure to correctly fund London’s public transport system.”

He added: “We’re at all times ready to debate and negotiate on modifications, however our members need an unequivocal dedication from TfL that administration is not going to proceed to power by detrimental modifications with out settlement.

“Until they’re ready to work with us, and settle for that modifications have to return by settlement, and produce actual advantages to employees, quite than simply cuts and price financial savings, this will likely be solely the primary day of motion in a protracted dispute.”