Entire Tube network to be shut down next month over strikes --[Reported by Umva mag]

The London Underground network is set to grind to a halt next month after a walk-out was announced.

Aslef the union revealed its members will stage a series of strikes next month in a dispute over pay.

This includes Tube drivers, instructors, management grade and some engineers.

They are expected to walk out in the first few weeks of November.

However, the union said it does not ‘want to go on strike’ after the announcement.

Finn Brennan, Aslef’s full-time organiser on the Underground, said the union doesn’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.’

When will the next Tube strike be?

The industrial action has been planned for different dates in November.

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.

Different groups of workers will also ban overtime at different times in November.

Why is the strike happening?

It comes after a row over pay.

The union – which has more than 21,000 members – said a pay offer of 3.8% plus a variable lump sum means Underground drivers will stay on a lower salary than other drivers working across Transport for London while working longer hours.

Aslef claimed it has been ‘forced into this position because LU [London Underground] management won’t sit down properly and negotiate with us.’

Finn Brennan said: ‘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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