Tube chaos as London Underground strikes WILL go ahead next month with Aslef & RMT workers to walk out in row over pay
TUBE drivers and other workers are will stage a series of strikes next month in a dispute over pay.
Members of Aslef, working as London Underground drivers, instructors, management grades, and those in the engineering section will walk out on different days in the first weeks of November.
Different groups of workers will also ban overtime at different times in November.
The RMT, which represents some Tube drivers and a large swathe of station staff, has called on workers to take action on different days in November to protest a “wholly inadequate” pay offer.
Aslef said a pay offer of 3.8%, plus a variable lump sum, means Underground drivers will stay on a lower salary than drivers on other Transport for London services while working longer hours.
The union said train operators and management grades will strike on November 7 and 12, and engineering drivers will not book on for 24 hours from 6pm on November 1.
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Finn Brennan, Aslef's full-time organiser on London Underground, said: "We don't want to go on strike - we don't want to make travelling in and around the capital more difficult for passengers and we don't want to lose a day's pay.
"But we have been forced into this position because LU management won't sit down properly and negotiate with us.
"Our members voted by over 98% in favour of strike action, but Underground management are still refusing to even discuss key elements of our claim.
"They refuse to discuss any reduction in the working week or introducing paid meal relief to bring Underground drivers in line with those on the Elizabeth line and London Overground."
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RMT members on London Underground are taking strike action after rejecting a pay offer they deemed "wholly inadequate".
General Secretary Mick Lynch said: “London Underground’s pay offer falls short of what our members deserve.
"It threatens to remove collective bargaining for a growing portion of staff, pushing them into pay bands that are decided solely by management.
"This undermines our members’ rights and the core principles of fair negotiation.
"No trade union can accept any pay proposal where management decide which of our members gets a pay rise and those who do not.
“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.”
RMT said that engineering vehicles operations and maintenance staff will strike from 6pm on November 1 to 5,59pm on November 2, with no overtime until November 8.
Track access controllers, control centre and power/control staff will strike from 6.59pm on November 3 to the same time the following day.
Emergency Response Unit (ERU) staff will strike for the entirety of November 4.
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Fleet, engineering, stations and trains staff - except ERU and engineering vehicles, operations and maintenance - will strike for all of November 5.
Signallers and service controllers will strike for all of November 6, with further strikes the following two days.