RMT accepts three-year pay deal for London Underground staff

Agreement that will increase drivers' pay to nearly 80,000 by 2027 comes after strike action in September

The RMT union has accepted a three-year inflation-plus pay deal for London Underground workers, ending the dispute that led to travel chaos in London in September and increasing drivers' pay to nearly 80,000 by 2027.

The deal, with an initial 3.4% increase backdated to this April, means London Underground staff pay will rise in line with RPI inflation - higher than the CPI rate normally used for index-linked pay rises - with guaranteed minimum rates if inflation falls, making the total deal worth at least 9.2%.