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| Tube strike – live updates | Tube strike – live updates |
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| The Tube strike is not the only reason why it may be tempting to take the day off today. There’s also the Ashes, Wimbledon and the Tour de France. Stuart Heritage has a skiving guide. | |
| Updated at 7.51am BST | |
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| Steve Griffith,s London Underground’s chief operating officer, claims London’s commuters are “coping well” with the strike. | |
| Speaking to the BBC London he said 200 extra buses had been put on. “At the moment London is very resilient,” he said despite reports of fights for buses. | |
| He said LU was available to talk to the unions today. “We have put an offer on the table, we have made that offer available for further discussions. But the unions have refused to respond to the offer. And refused to put it to their members.” | |
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| Some commuters have already been turned away from packed buses, according to the BBC’s Richard Main. | |
| It's 0630 and small crowds of people are already being turned away from full busses at Paddington #tubestrike pic.twitter.com/cBrgE1JUuO | |
| 7.26am BST07:26 | 7.26am BST07:26 |
| Thinking of walking to work? Fallon London has a guide to how long it will take to walk between Underground stations. | Thinking of walking to work? Fallon London has a guide to how long it will take to walk between Underground stations. |
| Here's how long it will take you to walk between Underground stops tonight: http://t.co/fKIbsG8yPc #TubeStrike pic.twitter.com/49K4f0GK0j | Here's how long it will take you to walk between Underground stops tonight: http://t.co/fKIbsG8yPc #TubeStrike pic.twitter.com/49K4f0GK0j |
| Transport for London also has a guide to walking to work. | Transport for London also has a guide to walking to work. |
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| Summary | Summary |
| Welcome to live updates on the biggest strike on the London Underground for 13 years. | Welcome to live updates on the biggest strike on the London Underground for 13 years. |
| Commuters face a hellish trip into work after a 24-hour walkout, which started last night, forced the whole of the London Underground [LU] network to close for the first time since 2002. | Commuters face a hellish trip into work after a 24-hour walkout, which started last night, forced the whole of the London Underground [LU] network to close for the first time since 2002. |
| Vintage buses have been dusted off, but the extra bus services are packed, and Boris bikes are in short supply. | Vintage buses have been dusted off, but the extra bus services are packed, and Boris bikes are in short supply. |
| Business groups said the strike will cost the capital’s economy tens of millions of pounds. The government and London’s mayor Boris Johnson condemned the action but unions said LU was to blame. | Business groups said the strike will cost the capital’s economy tens of millions of pounds. The government and London’s mayor Boris Johnson condemned the action but unions said LU was to blame. |
| Tube strike politically motivated - union bosses need to explain why they refuse to put new offer to members - disgraceful - call it off! | Tube strike politically motivated - union bosses need to explain why they refuse to put new offer to members - disgraceful - call it off! |
| Four trade unions are involved in a strike over new all-night Tube services, due to start in mid-September. The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union, Aslef, the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) and Unite want a better pay offer and conditions for the all night shifts. | Four trade unions are involved in a strike over new all-night Tube services, due to start in mid-September. The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union, Aslef, the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) and Unite want a better pay offer and conditions for the all night shifts. |
| Managers have tabled a “final” offer, including an average 2% rise this year, at least retail prices index (RPI) inflation for each of the next two years and 2,000 for drivers on the new service. | Managers have tabled a “final” offer, including an average 2% rise this year, at least retail prices index (RPI) inflation for each of the next two years and 2,000 for drivers on the new service. |
| RMT general secretary Mick Cash said: “Despite strenuous efforts by union negotiators to press London Underground to address the issues of fairness, safety, work/life balance and equality at the heart of this dispute, they have come up with nothing in the talks.” | RMT general secretary Mick Cash said: “Despite strenuous efforts by union negotiators to press London Underground to address the issues of fairness, safety, work/life balance and equality at the heart of this dispute, they have come up with nothing in the talks.” |
| Finn Brennan, Aslef’s organiser on the Tube, said: “The responsibility for this strike and the disruption that it will cause rests squarely with London Underground management. | Finn Brennan, Aslef’s organiser on the Tube, said: “The responsibility for this strike and the disruption that it will cause rests squarely with London Underground management. |
| “They squandered the window of opportunity to resolve this dispute by refusing to move their position in the slightest for three months and then demanding that all four trade unions accept an offer in one afternoon. | “They squandered the window of opportunity to resolve this dispute by refusing to move their position in the slightest for three months and then demanding that all four trade unions accept an offer in one afternoon. |
| “We will be ready to return to the negotiating table on Friday morning to ensure that further action can be avoided.” | “We will be ready to return to the negotiating table on Friday morning to ensure that further action can be avoided.” |
| Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said: “This is an unnecessary strike that threatens massive disruption and benefits no one. We stand shoulder-to-shoulder with workers, families and commuters who want to go about their lives without disruption. I urge the strikers to accept the good offer that employers have made and get back to work.” | Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said: “This is an unnecessary strike that threatens massive disruption and benefits no one. We stand shoulder-to-shoulder with workers, families and commuters who want to go about their lives without disruption. I urge the strikers to accept the good offer that employers have made and get back to work.” |
| The Tube strike coincides with a 48-hour stoppage by workers on First Great Western have hit trains to and from London Paddington. | The Tube strike coincides with a 48-hour stoppage by workers on First Great Western have hit trains to and from London Paddington. |