RMT members will ignore pay
Transport for London (TfL) has announced that there will be “very little underground service” on London’s Underground due to the planned strike.
But passengers won’t feel the full impact of the strike until Sunday night, when subway service ends.
It happened during a dispute over pay.
TfL chief operating officer Glyn Barton said the pay rise was “the most we can afford”.
The Elizabeth Line, London Overground, DLR, London Trams and London Buses are scheduled to operate as normal, but this is subject to last minute changes and we expect them to be busier than usual.
TfL explained the timing of the disruption:
- On Sunday, January 7, subway service will end earlier than usual. For metro travel, he recommends completing by 5:30 p.m., but Emirates routes will try to stay open longer. Football fans are advised to go straight to the train after the match, as these lines begin to be suspended starting in 1930.
- Expect severe disruption and little or no subway service from Monday 8th to Thursday 11th January
- On Friday, January 12, subway service will begin later than usual, with good service expected by noon
JNR said that rail services would also be affected by the industrial action against the subway network. He did not provide specific details about which rail services would be affected.
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Subway passengers will feel the effects of the strike from Sunday evening.
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch has called on London’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, to take part in “unconditional talks” organized by arbitration agency ACAS in a bid to avoid a strike.
Plans for industrial action will continue until a resolution is found, the union said.
“We are disappointed that RMT is planning a strike in response to our offer of a 5% raise,” Barton said.
“We encourage the RMT to work with us to avoid disruption for Londoners. We would advise anyone traveling during the strike period to check before traveling.”
RMT has announced that various subway workers within the union will go on strike on the following dates:
- Engineering train drivers will be in action on January 5th and 6th.
- RMT members from the network control department take action on January 7th and 8th.
- Members of the metro’s signaling and service management functions take action on January 9th and 11th
- All other RMT members, including engineering, rolling stock maintenance, stations and train operating companies, are scheduled to strike on January 8th and 10th.
