Tube strikes likely to cripple London's transport

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Tube strikes likely to cripple London's transport next week

LONDON, England - Union leaders will decide on Monday whether to go ahead with two 24-hour tube strikes which will cripple London's transport next week.

Transport for London is warning most services are unlikely to run if the walkouts go ahead next week.

London Underground is currently in talks with the RMT, TSSA and Unite unions over possible strike action due to take place on 25 and 27 August, next week, over plans to introduce a 24-hour weekend service for some lines in September. This follows 24-hour strikes earlier this month and in July.

Aslef, the main union for tube drivers, is not taking part in the industrial action, but are leaving it up to its members to decide whether they wish to cross the picket line during the strikes. How many drivers clock in for work.

The action will be most disruptive on Wednesday 26th and Friday 28th, but the 27th will also be badly affected. TFL has outlined how the Underground network will likely operate over the course of the strike.

Will Any Services Run During The Tube Strike?

Tuesday 25 August:Tube services will run as normal for most of the day with customers advised to complete their journeys by 18:30 if possible and to travel earlier if they are able – avoiding peak times. Tube services are expected to be exceptionally busy between 16:30 and 18:30.

Wednesday 26 August: LU will run as many Tube services as possible according to how many staff sign onto their shifts. However, most Tube services are unlikely to run at all and those that do run may only serve some stations, and may only run for part of the day.

Source: http://www.eturbonews.com/62914/tube-strikes-likely-cripple-londons-transport-next-week

-- eTN 2015-08-24

[elgordo38]

Use the same weapon that the rest of the world is using against their unionized workers to whip them back to work. The stroke of a pen. Of course some neighboring countries use the army. Who cares anymore if workers have a livable wage? Most certainly not politicians. They are to busy feathering their own nest.

Edited August 24, 2015 by elgordo38

[stoneyboy]

Use the same weapon that the rest of the world is using against their unionized workers to whip them back to work. The stroke of a pen. Of course some neighboring countries use the army. Who cares anymore if workers have a livable wage? Most certainly not politicians. They are to busy feathering their own nest.

I have nothing but the upmost respect for those striking.

Long may it last until they get what they want.

[Jonmarleesco]

Use the same weapon that the rest of the world is using against their unionized workers to whip them back to work. The stroke of a pen. Of course some neighboring countries use the army. Who cares anymore if workers have a livable wage? Most certainly not politicians. They are to busy feathering their own nest.

I have nothing but the upmost respect for those striking.

Long may it last until they get what they want.

You need to go back to the sixties and seventies, then rethink your viewpoint. The unions, then, did nothing but cause grief and misery, and would strike at the drop of a hat. Then came Maggie, courtesy of those same unions who had managed to totally p . . s off the general public, aka the electorate. Everything ultimately went the opposite way, and now the UK is stuck with a government that has not proved particularly competent, but did prove sufficiently more competent than Labour, and will, again, try to flex its muscles where the unions are concerned, while the unions will go for broke and bugger everyone else. Right in the middle, as ever, is the poor man on the street.

What is needed is a government of pragmatists, unions led by realists, and centre-ground on workers' rights vs the public's rights, and taxpayers' preparedness to fund public sector workers' overly generous benefits. But I shan't be holding my breath.

[wabothai]

How about a carefree ticket on a ferry. Good for a little rest of the mind.

[robertthebruce]

Actually wages and conditions are quite good for Tube Workers,

It ain't cheap labour that's for sure.....

[stoneyboy]

Actually wages and conditions are quite good for Tube Workers,

It ain't cheap labour that's for sure.....

Indeed the strikes are in respect of the new night shift trains.