London commuters make do as strike shuts down subway

Early morning commuters form queues to board buses at Victoria station during a tube strike in London on July 9, 2015.

The dispute caused mayhem.

He notes that Tube drivers have never previously struck him as dedicated to destroying London or as “putting their own egotistical interest before that of their passengers”.

Uber has been rocked by several controversies in its short history, most recently suspending one version of its service in France after taxi drivers rioted in protest against the firm. Transport for London insists its latest offer is “final”.

Elsewhere, people resorted to fair means, or foul, to organise transport. Her mission: “How can we run our services better and serve our customers better using data?”

Some commuters supported the strikers.

Even if there was frequent stoicism, there was aggravation, too, as appointments and job start-times were missed. “We were able to work out that half of the journeys started or ended very close to Putney Bridge”, she said.

Picket lines will be mounted outside Tube stations by members of four trade unions involved in the action in a row over the new all-night Tubes, due to start in mid-September. Taxis were also taken very quickly, forcing many to pay large fares for their transportation.

Staff on the bus network, the DLR, London Overground, TfL Rail, Trams, river services, Emirates Air Line and Santander Cycles are not on strike.

His thoughts were echoed on social media, where thousands of raging commuters posted calls for driverless trains to be introduced.

Mr Davey says that he signed up to work one week of nights over a 52-week period, and on occasion two weeks.

Today the Guardian reported that a union rep posted this message to members: “For 364 days of the year, London Underground staff work hard to keep this city moving”. Under the new terms that will be implemented on September, he will be required to work a minimum of 14 weeks straight of night duty.

Then he paused and added, “Of course, I think it’s bloody inconvenient”. “Shift work already takes a lot of that away”.

The Government and London’s mayor Boris Johnson condemned the action but unions said LU was to blame.

The union says this four-hour window did not leave enough time for its negotiators to put the offer to members and was “designed to be turned down”. “Londoners will no doubt show resolve and resourcefulness in getting to where they need to go”.

The strike is due to finish at 21.30 today but Transport for London ( TfL) warned that some disruption could continue into Friday. The workers have been offered “honest” and “fair” pay for the work hours, hopefully they can come to an agreement shortly.

The good thing is they have only this evening commute to get through now. Employing you is either an act of charity or an act of cowardice on the part of TfL. Why shouldn’t that happen in the United Kingdom?…

“You have been redundant for decades”.