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| London tube strike to hit commuters and football fans next week | London tube strike to hit commuters and football fans next week |
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| A strike by tube drivers will cause substantial disruption across the London Underground network, passengers have been warned. | A strike by tube drivers will cause substantial disruption across the London Underground network, passengers have been warned. |
| Members of the Aslef union plan to walk out for 24 hours on Thursday 5 October in a dispute over working conditions. | Members of the Aslef union plan to walk out for 24 hours on Thursday 5 October in a dispute over working conditions. |
| The strike will hit football fans travelling to Wembley for England’s World Cup qualifier against Slovenia. | The strike will hit football fans travelling to Wembley for England’s World Cup qualifier against Slovenia. |
| Transport for London (TfL) warned that other transport services would be busier than usual as passengers seek alternative routes. | Transport for London (TfL) warned that other transport services would be busier than usual as passengers seek alternative routes. |
| Bus services were likely to be exceptionally busy across the capital, it said, and urged people to walk if possible. Road journeys could also take significantly longer than normal, so people were advised to drive through central London only if necessary. | Bus services were likely to be exceptionally busy across the capital, it said, and urged people to walk if possible. Road journeys could also take significantly longer than normal, so people were advised to drive through central London only if necessary. |
| Extra buses and Santander cycle hubs will be provided should the strike go ahead, and TfL is exploring options to help get supporters to Wembley Stadium. | Extra buses and Santander cycle hubs will be provided should the strike go ahead, and TfL is exploring options to help get supporters to Wembley Stadium. |
| The dispute is about the progress of joint initiatives set up last year between TfL and the unions to improve the work/life balance of tube drivers. | |
| A four-day, 36-hour working week was trialled on the Jubilee line for drivers, which is now being analysed. | A four-day, 36-hour working week was trialled on the Jubilee line for drivers, which is now being analysed. |
| TfL said it had met its commitments and had been in “constructive” discussions with Aslef at the conciliatory service Acas to try to resolve the dispute. | TfL said it had met its commitments and had been in “constructive” discussions with Aslef at the conciliatory service Acas to try to resolve the dispute. |
| Further talks are scheduled early next week. | Further talks are scheduled early next week. |
| Nigel Holness, director of network operations for London Underground, said: “Should the planned strike action go ahead, there will be substantial disruption. We will do everything possible to ensure customers can get around on alternative transport services and have the right information to help them do this. | Nigel Holness, director of network operations for London Underground, said: “Should the planned strike action go ahead, there will be substantial disruption. We will do everything possible to ensure customers can get around on alternative transport services and have the right information to help them do this. |
| “We are committed to ensuring that our employees are able to maintain a good balance between their work and personal lives, and we have been working closely with the unions on new ways to achieve this. | “We are committed to ensuring that our employees are able to maintain a good balance between their work and personal lives, and we have been working closely with the unions on new ways to achieve this. |
| “I encourage the Aslef leadership to continue working with us constructively rather than moving towards unnecessary strike action.” | “I encourage the Aslef leadership to continue working with us constructively rather than moving towards unnecessary strike action.” |