Tube strikes will impact sector on 'key' trading days
London Underground staff will strike next month in a dispute over pay, the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) and the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) have detailed.
Workers including tube drivers, management staff and engineers will take part in the action, set to take place between Friday 1 and Friday 8 November, after rejecting a pay offer RMT deemed “wholly inadequate”.
Incredibly disappointing
UKH chief executive Kate Nicholls said: “This is incredibly disappointing news and these strikes will have a significant impact on London’s hospitality and tourism businesses.
“The disruption will hit two key trading days and impact consumers, workers and the economy, as well as cause concern among businesses about potential disruption to the all-important Christmas trading period. We urge all sides to urgently reach a resolution.”
RMT strike dates and details
• 1st – 2nd November 2024:
Engineering Vehicles Operations and Maintenance staff will strike from 18:00 on 1st November to 17:59 on 2nd November, with no overtime until 8th November.
• 3rd – 4th November 2024:
Track Access Controllers, Control Centre, and Power/Control staff will strike from 18:59 on 3rd November to 18:59 on 4th November.
• 4th November 2024:
Emergency Response Unit (ERU) staff will strike from 00:01 to 23:59.
• 5th November 2024:
Fleet, Engineering, Stations, and Trains staff (except ERU and Engineering Vehicles Operations and Maintenance) will strike from 00:01 to 23:59.
• 6th – 8th November 2024:
Signallers and Service Controllers will strike from 00:01 to 23:59 on 6th November, with further strikes on 7th and 8th November.(Credit: RMT)
Last month, ASLEF announced members had voted to end ongoing rail strikes, a separate dispute to that of London Underground staff, after two years of industrial action, estimated by UKH to have cost the sector £3.5bn in lost sales and impacting both workers and consumers.
No choice
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: “We have repeatedly urged London Underground to offer a deal that ensures all staff are covered by collective bargaining, yet management remains fixated on imposing pay structures without our agreement.
"Our members have been left with no choice but to take strike action to defend their terms and conditions.
“We remain open to negotiations, but London Underground must come back to the table with a comprehensive, consolidated offer that respects the rights of all our members. Until then, our industrial action will continue as planned.”
