Workers on the London Underground have started a five-day strike on the Tube plunging commuters and travellers into chaos
London Underground workers have started a five-day Tube strike in the Capital spelling travel chaos for commuters.
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union have walked out over an ongoing dispute on pay and work hours. There will be a limited Tube service until 6pm today and little to no service on across the London Underground network from Monday to Thursday. The Elizabeth Line and London Overground will be operating as planned, but might not be able to stop at stations connected with a Tube line.
Commuters have also been warned these services, as well as buses, will be busier. In a separate dispute, the DLR will also have no service at all on Tuesday and Thursday.
TfL added that any Tube services running on Sunday would finish earlier than usual. The Tube will open later than usual on Friday, September 12, at 8am.
The RMT has walked out over pay, what they call “fatigue management” and have asked for a 32-hour working week.
Transport for London has offered a 3.4% pay rise and “welcomes further engagement with our unions”. Despite this, TfL said it was “neither practical nor affordable” to reduce the contractual 35-hour week to 32 hours.
The industrial action has impacted two artist’s concerts, forcing them to reschedule their shows. Coldplay insisted they’re “very sorry” after being forced to reschedule the final two dates of their 10-show run at Wembley Stadium due to the strikes.
The concerts were due to take place on September 7 and 8 but the strike made it “impossible to get 82,000 people to the concert and home again safely”.
US rapper and singer Post Malone has also been forced to reschedule two of his concerts at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium due to the strike. The musician was due to perform on Sunday and Monday but promoters Live Nation said no event licence could be given without adequate public transport.
The shows have been moved to September 20 and 21, with refunds available for concertgoers who cannot make the new dates.
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