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Commuters in London face but extra transport chaos in April and Might. Practice drivers on the London Underground will stroll out in a long-running dispute over phrases and circumstances.
The Aslef union, which represents 9 out of 10 Tube practice drivers, has referred to as strikes on the London Underground on Monday 8 April and Saturday 4 Might.
The economic motion is prone to carry the community to a halt.
Finn Brennan, Aslef’s full-time organiser for the Tube, blamed the walk-out on what he mentioned was the employer’s “failure to offer assurances that adjustments to our members’ phrases and circumstances won’t be imposed with out settlement and that every one present agreements can be honoured”.
He mentioned: “They need drivers to work longer shifts, spending as much as 25 per cent extra time within the cab, and to take away all present working agreements within the identify of ‘flexibility and effectivity’.”
“Everybody is aware of what these administration buzz phrases actually imply. It’s about getting individuals to work tougher and longer for much less. “
Members of Aslef working for London Underground voted by greater than 98 per cent in favour of strike motion on a turnout of over 70 per cent.
These are the second and third days of motion on the identical challenge. A one-day strike in March final yr resulted within the closure of virtually all of the Tube community.
The strike doesn’t contain practice drivers on the Elizabeth Line, who’re lined by a separate settlement. Providers on London Overground and the Docklands Gentle Railway also needs to run as regular, although with crowding anticipated.
The Unbiased has requested Transport for London for a response.
The Tube motion isn’t related with the broader Aslef dispute with 14 Nationwide Rail practice operators over pay and situation. There’s nonetheless no signal of a decision to that dispute.
