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Central Line strike: London Underground drivers in 24-hour walkout | Central Line strike: London Underground drivers in 24-hour walkout |
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Hundreds of thousands of London Underground (LU) passengers face travel disruption after train drivers began a 24-hour strike. | Hundreds of thousands of London Underground (LU) passengers face travel disruption after train drivers began a 24-hour strike. |
There will be no services running on the Central Line, including the Night Tube. The Waterloo and City Line is running but with severe delays. | |
The action by the drivers' union Aslef is part of a dispute over working conditions. | The action by the drivers' union Aslef is part of a dispute over working conditions. |
LU described the industrial action, which began at midnight, as "needless". | LU described the industrial action, which began at midnight, as "needless". |
Aslef's Finn Brennan said the strike was over a number of issues, including "unsafe" working practices. | Aslef's Finn Brennan said the strike was over a number of issues, including "unsafe" working practices. |
"Drivers are continually forced into overtime and unsafe new working practices are pushed through without agreement," he said. | "Drivers are continually forced into overtime and unsafe new working practices are pushed through without agreement," he said. |
"It would be a dereliction of our duty as trade unionists if we did not take action to stop our members being treated like this." | "It would be a dereliction of our duty as trade unionists if we did not take action to stop our members being treated like this." |
A 48-hour strike by rail workers on South Western Railway also began at midnight, affecting services to London Waterloo. | A 48-hour strike by rail workers on South Western Railway also began at midnight, affecting services to London Waterloo. |
Nigel Holness, director of network operations for LU, apologised to commuters for the "unnecessary disruption". | Nigel Holness, director of network operations for LU, apologised to commuters for the "unnecessary disruption". |
He said recent talks between the parties over the action had been "positive" but they had "not been able to agree on the reinstatement of a train driver who was dismissed for a serious breach of our safety regulations." | He said recent talks between the parties over the action had been "positive" but they had "not been able to agree on the reinstatement of a train driver who was dismissed for a serious breach of our safety regulations." |
Another strike is scheduled for 7 November. | |
Members of the RMT union took industrial action on the Piccadilly Line last week in a separate row. | Members of the RMT union took industrial action on the Piccadilly Line last week in a separate row. |