Tube workers in London will strike next month in a dispute over pay, two unions have announced.
The strikes will take place from 1 to 16 November after members of both Aslef, the train drivers’ union, and the RMT, representing most other Tube workers, rejected a pay offer from Transport for London (TfL).
London Underground drivers, instructors, managers, and engineers who are Aslef members will strike across four days between 1 and 16 November.
They will also not work any overtime on different days, depending on their jobs.
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Maintenance and engineering staff, controllers, emergency responders, signallers and fleet and engineering staff who are members of the RMT union will also strike on various days between 1 and 8 November.
• Engineering drivers and maintenance staff will strike on 1 and 2 November – with no overtime until 8 November
• Track access controllers, control centre staff will strike from 6.59pm on 3 November to 6.59pm on 4 November
• Emergency response unit staff will strike all day on 4 November
• Fleet, engineering, stations and trains staff will strike all day on 5 November
• Signallers and service controllers will strike all day on 6 November
• Train drivers, instructors, and managers will strike on 7 and 12 November
• Managers will not work any overtime on 3 and 16 November
• Engineering drivers will be on an overtime ban on 1 and 8 November.
Aslef members voted overwhelmingly for the action, with 98.8% wanting strike action, with a 68% turnout.
Finn Brennan, Aslef’s London Underground organiser, 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 London Underground…
