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November Tube strike: Sixth 24-hour walkout of 2022 begins | November Tube strike: Sixth 24-hour walkout of 2022 begins |
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All Zone 1 stations were closed in previous strikes | All Zone 1 stations were closed in previous strikes |
A sixth 24-hour strike this year by London Underground workers has begun. | A sixth 24-hour strike this year by London Underground workers has begun. |
Staff from the Rail Maritime and Transport union (RMT) are striking in a row over job cuts, conditions and "detrimental" pension changes. | Staff from the Rail Maritime and Transport union (RMT) are striking in a row over job cuts, conditions and "detrimental" pension changes. |
Transport for London (TfL) apologised and advised passengers to only travel if necessary. It warned there would be limited or no Tube service. | Transport for London (TfL) apologised and advised passengers to only travel if necessary. It warned there would be limited or no Tube service. |
It follows August's industrial action, where Tube journeys were down 90%, and two walkouts in June and March. | It follows August's industrial action, where Tube journeys were down 90%, and two walkouts in June and March. |
There is no service on the Bakerloo, Circle, District, Hammersmith and City, Jubilee, Metropolitan, Piccadilly and Waterloo and City lines. | |
On the Central Line there is a reduced service between White City, Ealing Broadway and West Ruislip | |
On the Northern Line a reduced service is running between High Barnet to East Finchley, Finchley Central to Mill Hill East and Edgware to Golders Green | |
There is no service on the DLR between Shadwell and Bank | |
There will be no London Overground services between Liverpool Street, Cheshunt, Chingford and Enfield Town | |
While the tram and Elizabeth Line, which have good service, and buses are expected to be extremely busy | |
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The RMT said it has offered to suspend the strike during talks, but accused TfL of rejecting its proposals. | |
General secretary Mick Lynch said: "TfL have missed a golden opportunity to make progress in these negotiations and avoid strike action. | |
"Our members are resolute in their determination to see a just settlement to this dispute, and they will continue their industrial campaign for as long as it takes." | |
More than 1,000 Unite members will be on strike. | |
TfL warned there would be limited or no Tube service on Thursday | TfL warned there would be limited or no Tube service on Thursday |
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: "TfL is needlessly attacking our members' pay and pensions, which Unite simply can't accept. | |
"The workers have the full support of their union in fighting these attacks. TfL must stop behaving like a race-to-the-bottom employer and put forward an offer that is acceptable to our members." | |
Glynn Barton, TfL's chief operating officer, said no proposals to change pensions or conditions had been made. | |
TfL's recent funding agreement with the government required it to develop options around pensions, but the organisation said if changes are to be made, there would be consultations and further work before any decisions are made. | |
London Underground workers received an 8.4% pay rise in April in a four-year deal, which guarantees 15,000 Tube workers an annual pay increase of 0.2% above the Retail Price Index (RPI), a measure of inflation published by the Office for National Statistics. | London Underground workers received an 8.4% pay rise in April in a four-year deal, which guarantees 15,000 Tube workers an annual pay increase of 0.2% above the Retail Price Index (RPI), a measure of inflation published by the Office for National Statistics. |
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