London Underground drivers to strike Tuesday and Thursday
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- London Underground drivers, members of the RMT union, will strike for 24 hours on Tuesday and Thursday over TfL's proposed four-day working week.
- Talks failed, with RMT citing lack of assurances on working hours and fatigue.
- Services will be significantly disrupted.
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London Underground drivers are set to strike for 24 hours on Tuesday and Thursday. The action is due to a dispute over Transport for London's plans to introduce a voluntary four-day working week. Last-ditch talks on Monday failed to resolve the dispute.
Two 24-hour strikes by London Underground drivers will go ahead on Tuesday and Thursday, as talks aimed at averting the action have broken down.
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union are to walk out in a dispute over plans by Transport for London (TfL) to introduce a voluntary four-day working week.
The two sides met for last-ditch talks on Monday, but the RMT union said TfL "failed to failed to provide assurances" over concerns about working hours and fatigue.
TfL previously said it aimed to run at least half of Tube services, but the Circle and Piccadilly lines will shut down and parts of the Metropolitan line and Central line will be suspended.
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Significant disruption to London Underground services on Tuesday and Thursday.
Sehr wahrscheinlich · Innerhalb von Tagen
Further negotiations or industrial action may occur.
Wahrscheinlich · Innerhalb von Wochen
Offene Fragen
- Will further talks be scheduled?
- What is the specific impact of fatigue concerns on the proposed working week?
- Will TfL's aim to run half of services be met?
- What is the RMT union's proposed alternative to the four-day week?
