Commuters face day of disruption amid subway strike

Outside Tube stations, picket lines are being mounted, as workers from four unions protested about plans to launch a 24-hour “Night Tube” service on some lines at weekends from 12 September.

Yesterday, the Barking Gospel Oak Railway User Group warned commuters in Waltham Forest that Overground stations could face closure due to overcrowding.

Transport for London said it was deploying more than 600 “travel ambassadors” to help people find their way on foot or by alternative means of transport from the tube, which sees 4m journeys daily. During the previous strike, some were delayed by as much as 90 minutes.

Among transport workers, train drivers are already well rewarded, with bus and coach drivers earning a median 22,822 pounds, according to the United Kingdom Office for National Statistics, and taxi drivers and chauffeurs taking home 19,336 pounds.

Commuters ride a double decker bus through Oxford Circus shortly before the start of a 24 hour strike in London, Britain August 5, 2015.

London Subway (LU) has apologised for that interruption, stating the most recent present – a-2% income boost this season, an additional £200 per night-shift for motorists to get a limited-time, along with a £500 reward for Evening Pipe team – was targeted at increasing function-life balance.

The Mayor described the latest offer as “incredibly generous”, and said he would not authorise any more.

“Our dispute is not with the travelling public – it is with those who have botched the introduction of Night Tube and who are trying to plug staffing gaps by wrecking any chance of a decent work/life balance for our members”, said RMT General Secretary Mick Cash said.

In this city of more than eight million people, industrial action affecting the London Underground can often have a greater impact than in other capitals. “That can only happen through a direct meeting”. Talks at Acas were expected to resume next week.

“London needs the new round-the-clock tube service on weekends as soon as possible: it is essential to keep up with global cities like New York and Berlin, and to support London’s 24-hour lifestyle”, said Ibrahim.

“I want it starting in the autumn – what I am fussed about is the offer being put to union members”.

The final tube strike got here on July eight, and snarled the town a lot worse than this time round. “I thank customers for their patience as they make their journeys today”.