Commuters and shoppers face disruption from tube driver strikes in run-up to Christmas
Source: The Guardian ·
RMT union calls eight 24-hour strikes on London Underground in opposition to plans for four-day weekTube train drivers in the RMT union have called eight 24-hour strikes running over 16 days – including six in the lead-up to Christmas – that threaten to bring transport chaos to the capital.The drivers will start another series of 24-hour strikes in late November in opposition to plans for a…
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Tube train drivers in the RMT union have called eight 24-hour strikes running over 16 days – including six in the lead-up to Christmas – that threaten to bring transport chaos to the capital. The drivers will start another series of 24-hour strikes in late November in opposition to plans for a four-day week – a proposal that has been warmly welcomed by the majority of London Underground drivers represented by the Aslef union. Disruption could mean few tube trains over the last shopping weekend before Christmas, with strikes running from noon on Thursday 17 December and again on Saturday 19 December. The 24-hour strikes will begin at noon on 26 November, followed by the Christmas walkout, with two more planned in early January and more in February. The RMT claims the new four-day week, which Transport for London (TfL) has said would be voluntary, would “undermine existing agreements and worsen working conditions”. Previous strikes earlier this year resulted in widespread disruption to…
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