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| Strike forces Tube line closure | Strike forces Tube line closure |
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| Passengers are facing major delays after one of the busiest lines on London Underground was completely shut because of a strike by drivers. | |
| The Victoria Line was suspended from 0600 BST after 180 drivers walked out for 24 hours on Tuesday night. | The Victoria Line was suspended from 0600 BST after 180 drivers walked out for 24 hours on Tuesday night. |
| The Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) is on strike claiming the trains need safety features to prevent doors from opening on the wrong side. | The Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) is on strike claiming the trains need safety features to prevent doors from opening on the wrong side. |
| Transport for London (TfL) have called the strike "completely unnecessary". | Transport for London (TfL) have called the strike "completely unnecessary". |
| TfL has advised passengers to check before they travel and to seek alternative travel wherever possible. | TfL has advised passengers to check before they travel and to seek alternative travel wherever possible. |
| South West Trains is accepting tickets between Vauxhall and Waterloo. | South West Trains is accepting tickets between Vauxhall and Waterloo. |
| 'Culture of bullying' | 'Culture of bullying' |
| The industrial action, which ends at 2100 BST on Wednesday, is being taken by workers from the Seven Sisters depot in north London. | The industrial action, which ends at 2100 BST on Wednesday, is being taken by workers from the Seven Sisters depot in north London. |
| The RMT said the correct door-side enabling equipment was installed on all other Tube lines. | The RMT said the correct door-side enabling equipment was installed on all other Tube lines. |
| General secretary Bob Crow also accused the management of "a culture of bullying and harassment" of union members on the Victoria Line. | General secretary Bob Crow also accused the management of "a culture of bullying and harassment" of union members on the Victoria Line. |
| "The rock solid support from our members for [the] strike on the twin issues of safety and bullying should send a clear message to the management that we expect our concerns to be sorted out swiftly," he said. | "The rock solid support from our members for [the] strike on the twin issues of safety and bullying should send a clear message to the management that we expect our concerns to be sorted out swiftly," he said. |
| A statement from TfL said: "London Underground has responded to each of the RMT's issues, which should be resolved through the procedures agreed with unions and without disruption to passengers. | A statement from TfL said: "London Underground has responded to each of the RMT's issues, which should be resolved through the procedures agreed with unions and without disruption to passengers. |
| "Correct side door enabling equipment is in place on the new Victoria Line trains which will come into service in the next year. | |
| "To retrofit the equipment in the existing trains would be hugely expensive and would take longer than the introduction of the new trains." | "To retrofit the equipment in the existing trains would be hugely expensive and would take longer than the introduction of the new trains." |