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Tube strike: Talks to avert London Underground walkout restart | |
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Talks have resumed between London Underground (LU) negotiators and union officials to try to avert another 48-hour Tube strike. | |
It is the eleventh day of discussions at conciliation service Acas to attempt to resolve the row over ticket office closures. | |
RMT and TSSA union members staged a 48-hour walkout last week, which caused travel disruption across the capital. | RMT and TSSA union members staged a 48-hour walkout last week, which caused travel disruption across the capital. |
Repeat action is planned from 21:00 GMT. | Repeat action is planned from 21:00 GMT. |
Transport for London (TfL) has published a list of services it hopes to operate should the strike go ahead. Where possible, they will run from about 07:00 to 23:00, but will start to wind down at 21:30. | |
A basic service will be in operation on all lines apart from the Waterloo and City Line, however trains will not stop at all stations. | A basic service will be in operation on all lines apart from the Waterloo and City Line, however trains will not stop at all stations. |
Extra bus services will be in operation and the Overground, DLR and trams will run as normal. | Extra bus services will be in operation and the Overground, DLR and trams will run as normal. |
Commuters are being asked to check @TfLTravelAlerts, @TfLTrafficNews and @TfLBusAlerts. | Commuters are being asked to check @TfLTravelAlerts, @TfLTrafficNews and @TfLBusAlerts. |
Last week's strike took place over plans to close all Tube ticket offices and cut 960 jobs. | Last week's strike took place over plans to close all Tube ticket offices and cut 960 jobs. |
TfL has claimed its proposals - which do not involve compulsory redundancies - would save £50m a year. | TfL has claimed its proposals - which do not involve compulsory redundancies - would save £50m a year. |