Are Tubes on strike today? April dates for last minute walkout
Commuters have been wrongfooted by last-minute strikes announced on the London Underground.
The TSSA rail union announced the sudden strike action on Wednesday, which is expected to cause disruption into the weekend.
The walkouts by customer service managers will mean some stations “may need to close at short notice,” according to Transport for London.
Here is what you need to know:
When are the strikes happening?
The walkouts will take place today and will mean that TSSA members will not commence work on any shift starting between 00:01 to 23:59.
That means that strike action will run over into Saturday, as any staff will not be carrying out overnight shifts due to have started before midnight on Friday.
TSSA took strike action on April 10 which closed stations at short notice.
The strikes today are also likely to cause stations to close at the last minute.
Customer Service Managers at TSSA will also take part in an overtime ban from April 29 to May 5.
This overtime ban will again lead to station closures at very short notice, said TSSA
At present it is not thought to be causing major disruption.
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Why are union members going on strike?
Customer service managers at the TSSA are going on strike over proposed changes to their working conditions.
TSSA General Secretary Maryam Eslamdoust said: “It’s clear that our Customer Service Managers strike on April 10 made a real impact, many stations shut at short notice, and we had overwhelming support from the public.
“Because of London Underground’s refusal to get back round the negotiating table, we have been forced to take further strike action this week.
“London Underground must now come clean with the public – their refusal to negotiate seriously and fairly with our union will lead to stations closing at the last minute and other stations being understaffed.
“We have made it clear that our union will not accept the continued threats to our members’ roles, locations, terms, and conditions to stand unchallenged. We will continue to take sustained action until London Underground is prepared to negotiate with us in good faith.”
