内容摘要：Conservatives also asked why the Welsh government dismissed an offer of help with waiting times from the previous UK government.

Conservatives also asked why the Welsh government dismissed an offer of help with waiting times from the previous UK government.

A TfL spokesperson said: "We have held several constructive discussions with our trade unions and, after considering their feedback, have made a revised offer with an average uplift of 4.6%, which rewards our staff for their hard work and benefits the lowest-paid staff the most."They said talks had been conducted in "good faith" and further meetings would take place next week.

"Our offer is fair for our people and affordable for London, and we urge our unions to continue working with us to support London and the wider economy,” the spokesperson added.Pay talks do tend to follow this pattern, BBC London's transport correspondent Tom Edwards writes.Commuters will hope that during the upcoming talks the dispute is resolved.

Otherwise on the days Aslef train drivers go out there will be little if no service on the Tube.On the days of the RMT strikes there could be a service but it would be limited and heavily disrupted.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan is set to call on the government to invest in new transport projects costing billions of pounds.

The mayor will make the plea at the London Transport Museum's annual dinner on Wednesday evening.Marlean Ames worked for the Ohio Department of Youth Services for more than 20 years.

She claims she was passed over for a promotion, then demoted, because she is straight. The job she hoped to get and the one she held when demoted, were both given to gay colleagues, according to the lawsuit.Ohio state officials have denied the discrimination, and Ms Ames has so far been unsuccessful in court.

In oral arguments in front of the Supreme Court - split 6-3 in favour of conservative judges - justices on both sides ideologically appeared sympathetic to Ms Ames's case.A 1964 US law forbids discrimination in the workplace, and in 2020, the Supreme Court ruled that protection extends to sexual orientation, however lower courts have dismissed Ms Ames's case.