Londonʼs tube system faces major shut-downs as unions announce multi-day strikes (which starts today at 6pm)
The first wave kicks-off with engineering staff walk-outs today‚ followed by more actions through mid-november. TfLʼs network will see its worst disruptions on nov-7 and nov-12 when both unions plan full-scale strikes
Our members dont want to strike but LU management wont sit down properly and negotiate with us
The reasons behind these walk-outs are complex — Aslef rejected a 3.8% pay-rise while Mick Lynch and RMT want better collective-bargaining rights. TfL offered a revised 4.6% increase (that helps lower-paid workers most) but unions say its not enough
Hereʼs what to expect during different strike dates:
- nov 1-2: engineering and maintenance disruptions
- nov 3-4: control center staff walk-outs
- nov 5: RMT drivers strike
- nov 6-8: maximum impact period
- nov 12: final strike day
TfL cant yet confirm which lines will run‚ but expects minimal-to-no service on driver strike days. Some stations might close when station-staff joins the action: however network could still operate on non-driver strike dates
This offer threatens to remove collective bargaining for growing portion of staff pushing them into management-decided pay bands
Transport officials say theyʼre ready for more talks; expressing disappointment about unions choice to strike despite their “fair and affordable“ offer