London Underground lines will be affected beginning November 1.
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London tube drivers will strike starting on November 1.
According to the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Fireman’s (ASLEF) full-time organiser Finn Brennan, a strike is the only response to Transport for London (TfL) dragging their feet.
“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 [London Underground] management won’t sit down and properly negotiate with us.”
Strike Schedule
November 1 engineering drivers will walk out for 24 hours
November 7 and 12 train operators, instructor operators, and management grades will walkout for 24 hours
an overtime ban for all workers from November 1 to November 8
Past strikes
The last strike was just 9 months ago in January 2024. Simon French, the managing director of Panmure Gordon investment bank, estimates the January strike would have cost the London economy £90 million per day. It was called off when TfL agreed to last minute talks.
The history of strikes and last-minute negotiations is a costly pattern between TfL and ASLEF. The results when TfL waits to negotiate aren’t cheap either.
In March 2022, London Underground and the Elizabeth Line went on strike and caused a standstill with more than 200 stations closing. The strike cost £13 million in lost fares for TfL alone. The strike after that, in June 2022, was estimated to cost the London economy £24 million.
In October 2023 another strike was called off at the last minute when TfL began negotiations to secure funding till 2024, which brings us to now. This November strike is just 6 months after a pay agreement for 2024 was due to be implemented.
What would it take to break the pattern of strikes and last-minute negotiations? An alternative could be contracts with pay raises and adjustments for cost of living built in.
TfL has yet to respond to our request for comment. It seems the pattern won’t break anytime soon, and London commuters will have to wait and see how TfL reacts.
Will the strike pierce the heart of London’s economy, or will TfL parry just in time?
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London tube drivers will strike starting on November 1.
According to the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Fireman’s (ASLEF) full-time organiser Finn Brennan, a strike is the only response to Transport for London (TfL) dragging their feet.
“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 [London Underground] management won’t sit down and properly negotiate with us.”
Strike Schedule
November 1 engineering drivers will walk out for 24 hours
November 7 and 12 train operators, instructor operators, and management grades will walkout for 24 hours
an overtime ban for all workers from November 1 to November 8
Past strikes
The last strike was just 9 months ago in January 2024. Simon French, the managing director of Panmure Gordon investment bank, estimates the January strike would have cost the London economy £90 million per day. It was called off when TfL agreed to last minute talks.
The history of strikes and last-minute negotiations is a costly pattern between TfL and ASLEF. The results when TfL waits to negotiate aren’t cheap either.
In March 2022, London Underground and the Elizabeth Line went on strike and caused a standstill with more than 200 stations closing. The strike cost £13 million in lost fares for TfL alone. The strike after that, in June 2022, was estimated to cost the London economy £24 million.
In October 2023 another strike was called off at the last minute when TfL began negotiations to secure funding till 2024, which brings us to now. This November strike is just 6 months after a pay agreement for 2024 was due to be implemented.
What would it take to break the pattern of strikes and last-minute negotiations? An alternative could be contracts with pay raises and adjustments for cost of living built in.
TfL has yet to respond to our request for comment. It seems the pattern won’t break anytime soon, and London commuters will have to wait and see how TfL reacts.
Will the strike pierce the heart of London’s economy, or will TfL parry just in time?
