Tube workers were due to walk out from 21:00 BST on Monday for 72 hours
A three-day strike by London Underground (LU) workers which had been due to start on Monday evening has been suspended, the RMT union has said.
The dispute was over LU's plan to close all ticket offices and cut 960 jobs.
The RMT's acting general secretary Mick Cash said they had secured "real movement and significant progress".
London Mayor Boris Johnson said the suspension of the strike was a "victory for common sense and for Londoners".
LU and the RMT met hours before the walkout was due to start at 21:00 BST.
A 48-hour strike last week caused considerable transport disruption.
LU Chief Operating Officer Phil Hufton said he was "pleased" commuters would not have to face a three-day Tube strike this week
Mr Cash said that due to the "solidarity and determination of our LU members" they had been able to make progress on "the issues at the heart of this dispute in talks with the Tube management over the bank holiday weekend".
He added: "Pre-conditions have been removed, protection of earnings has been agreed and we now have a viable framework for a proper review of the cuts and closures programme."
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