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Hundreds of London Underground workers start voting this week on whether to call a strike over the treatment of two union members, threatening to bring the capital to a standstill during the festive season.
"We are calling on our members to deliver resounding 'yes' votes for action in both ballots as we send out a signal that London Underground will not be allowed to get away with picking off our activists," said RMT General Secretary Bob Crow in a statement.
Transport for London (TfL) said the Bakerloo line driver was dismissed for a breach of Tube safety rules, not for his trade union activities, and that the Northern Line driver was sacked for his "unacceptable conduct" towards London Underground colleagues rather than the "unproven allegations" RMT said were behind it.
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