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| Tube strike: London Underground walk out due to start | Tube strike: London Underground walk out due to start |
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| Tube passengers have been warned to expect "considerable" disruption ahead of a 24-hour strike over pay. | |
| Industrial action affecting all underground lines is due to start at 18:30 BST. | |
| London Underground (LU) has warned commuters there could be no services at all on Thursday as a result of the walkout. | London Underground (LU) has warned commuters there could be no services at all on Thursday as a result of the walkout. |
| The strike was called after LU and unions failed to agree a pay deal over new night Tube services. | The strike was called after LU and unions failed to agree a pay deal over new night Tube services. |
| Transport for London (TfL) said extra buses, river boats and Santander Cycles would be provided. | Transport for London (TfL) said extra buses, river boats and Santander Cycles would be provided. |
| However, it warned that roads and public transport would be much busier than usual and advised travelling outside normal rush-hour periods. | However, it warned that roads and public transport would be much busier than usual and advised travelling outside normal rush-hour periods. |
| Commuters have been advised to complete any tube journeys by 18:00 BST on Wednesday. | |
| Passengers using First Great Western services will also be hit by a 48-hour RMT strike from 18:30 BST. | |
| Around 20,000 Tube workers are expected to walk out. | Around 20,000 Tube workers are expected to walk out. |
| Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA), and Unite plan to begin their strike at 18:30 BST. | |
| Aslef drivers will begin strike action from 21:30 BST. No further negotiations are planned, according to RMT. | Aslef drivers will begin strike action from 21:30 BST. No further negotiations are planned, according to RMT. |
| Getting about | Getting about |
| TfL advice | TfL advice |
| On Monday, unions rejected LU's latest pay deal, which it said was an increased but "final" pay offer made "in an attempt to conclude five months of talks". | On Monday, unions rejected LU's latest pay deal, which it said was an increased but "final" pay offer made "in an attempt to conclude five months of talks". |
| It included a 2% rise this year and £2,000 for drivers on the weekend night Tube service due to launch from mid-September. | It included a 2% rise this year and £2,000 for drivers on the weekend night Tube service due to launch from mid-September. |
| Mayor of London Boris Johnson told the BBC: "What we've done is made an extremely good offer, that I think most Londoners would think was more than handsome." | |
| Unions would "not succeed" in their aims, he said, and urged them to accept the pay offer, which he described as "final". | |
| He said it was "absolutely wrong to hold London to ransom" and apologised for the disruption which he warned would be "very considerable". | |
| After further talks on Tuesday, RMT general secretary Mick Cash, said the "action is on" and "there are no further talks planned at this stage". | After further talks on Tuesday, RMT general secretary Mick Cash, said the "action is on" and "there are no further talks planned at this stage". |
| The TSSA union also rejected the offer and general secretary Manuel Cortes said: "This dispute is not just about pay, but about how to run a safe and secure night Tube which serves the passengers as well as rewarding the staff." | The TSSA union also rejected the offer and general secretary Manuel Cortes said: "This dispute is not just about pay, but about how to run a safe and secure night Tube which serves the passengers as well as rewarding the staff." |
| The ins and outs of the dispute | The ins and outs of the dispute |