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 　　LONDON, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Subway workers in London are planning to stage five days of strike in late April and early May against ticket office closures and job losses, Britain's National Union of Rail, Maritime¹ and Transport Workers (RMT) announced Thursday.

　　RMT is calling on its members to walk out for two days from 9 p.m. of April 28 and again for three more days from 9 p.m. of May 5.

　　The decision came after London mayor Boris Johnson announced that all 260 ticket offices in the city's subway stations will be closed, which could lead to the loss of nearly 960 jobs.

　　The General Grades Committee, RMT's decision-making body, are "outraged²" that after eight weeks of discussions London Underground is still maintaining that every ticket office will close by the end of 2015, RMT's acting³ General Secretary Mick Cash said in a statement.

　　"This union views London Underground's commitments as dishonest and a total breach⁴ of trust between them and ourselves, our members, London's public, and passengers," he added.

　　The union leader said that the job slashes⁵ are only the "first tranche of cuts to the staffing levels and safety culture on the tube" due to government imposed austerity cuts to London Underground and Transport for London (TfL).

　　"This union's position is clear: we will not stand by and allow this attack on station staff," Cash stressed.

　　The union leader noted⁶ that after the job cuts not only will London's tube passengers lose their ticket offices but there will be "massively fewer" staff to help across the stations and provide a safe reliable tube system.

　　RMT, together with the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA), staged a 48-hour subway strike in London in February, leading to major traffic disruptions in the city.

　　The unions cancelled their second planned 48-hour strike after they reached a deal with London Underground, who stated that "some ticket offices could stay open" following a review of the stations, according to RMT.

　　RMT, boasting more than 80,000 members from almost every sector⁷ of the transport industry, is one of the largest specialist transport trade union in Britain.

1 maritime   

adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的

参考例句：

• Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
• The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。

2 outraged   

a.震惊的，义愤填膺的

参考例句：

• Members of Parliament were outraged by the news of the assassination. 议会议员们被这暗杀的消息激怒了。
• He was outraged by their behavior. 他们的行为使他感到愤慨。

3 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

4 breach   

n.违反，不履行；破裂；vt.冲破，攻破

参考例句：

• We won't have any breach of discipline.我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。
• He was sued for breach of contract.他因不履行合同而被起诉。

5 slashes   

n.（用刀等）砍( slash的名词复数 )；（长而窄的）伤口；斜杠；撒尿v.挥砍( slash的第三人称单数 )；鞭打；割破；削减

参考例句：

• They report substantial slashes in this year's defense outlays. 他们报道今年度国防经费的大量削减。 来自辞典例句
• Inmates suffered injuries ranging from stab wounds and slashes to head trauma. 囚犯们有的被刺伤，有的被砍伤，而有的头部首创，伤势不一而足。 来自互联网

6 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

7 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。