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| Tube strike: largest walkout in 13 years causes severe disruption in London | |
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| Londoners have had to deal with severe disruption to their morning commute during the biggest strike on the London Underground for 13 years. | |
| Commuters faced lengthy and difficult trips to work on Thursday after the 24-hour industrial action, which began at 6.30pm on Wednesday, forced the entire tube network to close for the first time since 2002. | Commuters faced lengthy and difficult trips to work on Thursday after the 24-hour industrial action, which began at 6.30pm on Wednesday, forced the entire tube network to close for the first time since 2002. |
| Some rail and bus services were reported to be full before 6am, and most cabs were booked up from Wednesday night. Some commuters walked to work in bright sunshine. | Some rail and bus services were reported to be full before 6am, and most cabs were booked up from Wednesday night. Some commuters walked to work in bright sunshine. |
| One traveller said police had been called to a bus stop after the driver refused to move the bus because it was too full. Writing on Twitter, the commuter said: “Absolute carnage on the 113 bus. Driver refuses to drive as bus is too packed! Police called and they just arrived! #tubestrike.” | One traveller said police had been called to a bus stop after the driver refused to move the bus because it was too full. Writing on Twitter, the commuter said: “Absolute carnage on the 113 bus. Driver refuses to drive as bus is too packed! Police called and they just arrived! #tubestrike.” |
| Another woman said she left home two hours earlier than usual and would have to take six buses and an Overground train to get to work on time. | Another woman said she left home two hours earlier than usual and would have to take six buses and an Overground train to get to work on time. |
| Absolute carnage on 113 bus. Driver refuses to drive as bus is too packed! Police was called and they just arrived! #tubestrike | Absolute carnage on 113 bus. Driver refuses to drive as bus is too packed! Police was called and they just arrived! #tubestrike |
| World's most depressing race watching 2 buses constantly over taking each other as we make our way over to #westend #London #tubestrikes | World's most depressing race watching 2 buses constantly over taking each other as we make our way over to #westend #London #tubestrikes |
| Chaotic scenes as people attempt to board a full number 9 #bus at #CharingCross #tubestrikes #commuting | Chaotic scenes as people attempt to board a full number 9 #bus at #CharingCross #tubestrikes #commuting |
| The queue to get on a bus at Liverpool St station zig-zagging from outside #TubeStrikes pic.twitter.com/UE7zBBGCXL | The queue to get on a bus at Liverpool St station zig-zagging from outside #TubeStrikes pic.twitter.com/UE7zBBGCXL |
| Every bus on my road went straight by the bus stop this morning. All I could say was faces pressed against the bus windows. #tubestrikes | Every bus on my road went straight by the bus stop this morning. All I could say was faces pressed against the bus windows. #tubestrikes |
| Some called it rapture. Others called it the Apocalypse. The gods here quietly uttered our punishment: #tubestrikes #everyManForThemselves | Some called it rapture. Others called it the Apocalypse. The gods here quietly uttered our punishment: #tubestrikes #everyManForThemselves |
| It's zombie apocalypse time in London as people head into the sun and have no idea where they are going #tubestrikes | It's zombie apocalypse time in London as people head into the sun and have no idea where they are going #tubestrikes |
| A spokesman from the Metropolitan police said the authorities should factor disruption into their policing. | A spokesman from the Metropolitan police said the authorities should factor disruption into their policing. |
| Images of chaotic scenes outside underground stations, including Oxford Circus and Victoria began emerging on Wednesday night. | Images of chaotic scenes outside underground stations, including Oxford Circus and Victoria began emerging on Wednesday night. |
| Tube strike causing havoc at Oxford Circus! #tfl #tubestrike #oxfordcircus #toomanypeople pic.twitter.com/PI2kX036SQ | Tube strike causing havoc at Oxford Circus! #tfl #tubestrike #oxfordcircus #toomanypeople pic.twitter.com/PI2kX036SQ |
| If i knew there was going to be photographers at Victoria this morning i'd have worn a nicer t-shirt, done my hair etc #tubestrikes | If i knew there was going to be photographers at Victoria this morning i'd have worn a nicer t-shirt, done my hair etc #tubestrikes |
| The tube handles up to 4m journeys each day, and at peak times there are more than 535 trains in operation, according to London Underground. | The tube handles up to 4m journeys each day, and at peak times there are more than 535 trains in operation, according to London Underground. |
| The strike by four unions, representing almost 20,000 staff including train drivers, is the result of a continuing dispute over pay and rosters for the all-night tube services at weekends planned to start in September. Unions said further strikes would follow this summer unless London Underground improved its offer. | The strike by four unions, representing almost 20,000 staff including train drivers, is the result of a continuing dispute over pay and rosters for the all-night tube services at weekends planned to start in September. Unions said further strikes would follow this summer unless London Underground improved its offer. |
| Talks broke down on Tuesday evening between tube managers and the unions, with both sides denouncing the other’s negotiating tactics. | Talks broke down on Tuesday evening between tube managers and the unions, with both sides denouncing the other’s negotiating tactics. |
| The 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.” | The 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.” |
| The transport secretary, Patrick McLoughlin, called the strike unnecessary and said it threatened massive disruption and benefited 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,” he said. | The transport secretary, Patrick McLoughlin, called the strike unnecessary and said it threatened massive disruption and benefited 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,” he said. |