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The British public have expressed their over an announcement that drivers of London’s underground trains will soon be £50,000 ($86,000) a year. Union bosses, however, were their members have such a good offer from the railway . A new four-year deal was struck between London Underground and the unions that will all 18,500 Tube workers get a five per cent pay this year, which is double the national . Rail bosses were accused of giving to blackmail ahead of the London Olympics in 2012. Critics claim London Underground is willing to almost anything to avoid the threat of strikes and disruption. Rail unions said there was no for strikes in the coming years.

Bob Crow, general secretary of the RMT rail union, his members: “I doubt you will find a better than this anywhere else in the public sector.” In addition to the increased salary, Tube workers will a minimum of 29 days holiday, free travel London for themselves and one family member and on travel within Britain and the Eurostar trains to Europe. Emma Boon of the Tax Payers’ Alliance, said of the : “It’s unacceptable that the threat of strike action the Olympics is being so handsomely rewarded. This is insulting to commuters.” Other Britons the salaries to those of other public sector . Police officers, nurses, soldiers and teachers are paid less than subway train drivers.