Tube strikes: Union rep ‘complained iPads being supplied by TfL too small to watch Netflix’

It comes during multiple days of strikes on the Underground

It comes as London enters its second day of RMT strikes on the Underground.

It has been reported that the strikes centred around the introduction of a voluntary four-day work week for drivers.

An ex-conductor who is now in middle management, posted: “Honestly, as much as I’m for unions, sometimes the reps just don’t help themselves.

“Rep at a recent meeting to give drivers tablets complained that the screen was too small to watch Netflix on, so they should be given bigger ones.

“Unreal stuff.”

Tube strikes have left commuters looking for alternate travel options. Credit: Getty.

There is nothing to suggest that the rep was from the RMT (The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers), or any other indication of which union they belonged to.

It is also not clear whether the claim was meant as a joke or a serious comment.

The strikes come as RMT branded reforms by Transport for London (TfL) as a "fake" four-day week.

Concerns were raised over fatigue among drivers, late notice of shifts as well as the roll-out of iPads to drivers.

It dismissed these devices as a "manager in your home".

In a memo in February, the union said: “Management aren’t rolling out iPads for our benefit, and RMT concern isn’t about them giving us documents on paper rather than a screen.

“The issue is they will use these devices to enable and maintain direct contact with us and to monitor and evidence more closely what we are doing.

“Once iPads have been rolled out the culture of how and when we interact with the boss will change irreversibly.

“We must stop it now.”

However, TfL rejected the criticism.

A spokesperson said: “Our colleagues in stations have had tablets for more than ten years to help assist customers with the latest real time travel information and log incidents.

“We are committed to making London Underground as efficient as possible and recognise that technology plays an important role in the modern workplace, to help us provide excellent customer service and a good working environment for our colleagues.”