RMT Tube drivers to strike over Christmas in opposition to plans for a four-day week
Summary
Tube drivers are to strike over the Christmas period in a long-running dispute, the Rail, Maritime and Transport union saying walkouts will start on November 26 and continue into the new year, the Evening Standard and The Independent reported on Friday 6 November. Tube train drivers in the RMT union have called eight 24-hour strikes on London Underground running over 16 days, including six in the lead-up to Christmas, that threaten to bring transport chaos to the capital, in opposition to plans for a four-day week, The Guardian reported, a proposal the paper says has been warmly welcomed by the majority of London Underground drivers represented by the Aslef union.
Latest: The Rail, Maritime and Transport union said walkouts by Tube drivers will start on November 26 and continue into the new year, the Evening Standard and The Independent reported, The Guardian writing that the drivers in the RMT union have called eight 24-hour strikes running over 16 days, including six in the lead-up to Christmas, in opposition to plans for a four-day week.
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How it unfolded
Friday 6 November
The Rail, Maritime and Transport union said walkouts by Tube drivers will start on November 26 and continue into the new year, the Evening Standard and The Independent reported, The Guardian writing that the drivers in the RMT union have called eight 24-hour strikes running over 16 days, including six in the lead-up to Christmas, in opposition to plans for a four-day week.
- 06:12The Guardian Commuters and shoppers face disruption from tube driver strikes in run-up to Christmas
- 05:57The Independent Tube drivers to strike over Christmas period in long-running dispute
- 05:57Evening Standard Tube drivers to strike over Christmas period in long-running dispute