DRIVERS on London’s new Night Tube have voted to strike in protest at a ban on them applying for full-time positions.

New staff were recruited when the Friday and Saturday night services launched last summer, contracted for 16 hours a week.

But while full-time “train operators” are typically recruited from the existing London Underground workforce, Night Tube drivers have been banned from applying for positions for at least six months.

A massive 96 per cent of RMT’s members in the new roles voted to strike. Results of drivers’ union Aslef’s own ballot are due tomorrow.

RMT general secretary Mick Cash said: “It is outrageous that London Underground have decided to discriminate against their Night Tube drivers.

“This is a senseless and damaging policy that picks out one group of staff for negative treatment and of course the drivers are angry and that is why our members have voted overwhelmingly for action.

“RMT would call on London Underground to see sense, stop these stupid attacks on career progression and fair reward for overtime working and confirm that this discrimination against the Night Tube drivers has been lifted.”

Night Tube drivers have also been denied overtime pay rates for extra hours because their contracts are part-time.

The union said this meant workers are not compensated for late finishes caused by service disruption.

London Underground operations director Peter McNaught said: “Night Tube services have been running since August last year in line with agreements reached with the unions. We’ve met with the RMT to discuss and resolve the new issues that they have.

“We have invited the RMT to more talks later this week and I encourage them to continue discussions with us rather than threaten industrial action.”

Meanwhile police community support officers working on the Tube could stage industrial action over a new shifts regime. Their union, the TSSA, said 1am finishes would “force staff to sleep at stations.”

Officers would also be hit in the pocket for £1,000 a year because of a reduction in night shift premiums.

“It beggars belief and it’s causing a lot of unnecessary upset,” TSSA general secretary Manuel Cortes said.