This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . The next check for changes will be
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gwlen7wn2o
The article has changed 7 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 2 | Version 3 |
|---|---|
| London Tube strike into fourth day with limited service | London Tube strike into fourth day with limited service |
| (32 minutes later) | |
| The majority of stations will remain closed until Friday morning | The majority of stations will remain closed until Friday morning |
| Most London Underground services remain suspended as a walkout by staff continues for a fourth day. | Most London Underground services remain suspended as a walkout by staff continues for a fourth day. |
| Thousands of members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union are carrying out a "rolling strike" in a dispute over pay and its unmet demand for a shorter working week of 32 hours. | |
| About 90 Tube stations opened on Wednesday - at the ends of the Northern, Central, Metropolitan and District lines - but most routes through central London are closed. | |
| Service has resumed on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) after it was suspended due to strike action on Tuesday, while the Elizabeth and Overground lines remain open. | Service has resumed on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) after it was suspended due to strike action on Tuesday, while the Elizabeth and Overground lines remain open. |
| The Hammersmith & City and Circle lines are operating between Hammersmith and Edgeware Road, Transport for London (TfL) says. | The Hammersmith & City and Circle lines are operating between Hammersmith and Edgeware Road, Transport for London (TfL) says. |
| TfL said it had offered staff a 3.4% pay rise, but that shorter working hours would be "unaffordable", with a 32-hour week predicted to cost the network around £200m per year. | TfL said it had offered staff a 3.4% pay rise, but that shorter working hours would be "unaffordable", with a 32-hour week predicted to cost the network around £200m per year. |
| The RMT union said it did not expect an 32-hour week immediately, but wanted a gradual reduction. | The RMT union said it did not expect an 32-hour week immediately, but wanted a gradual reduction. |
| Asked on BBC Radio 4's Today programme whether the strikes would continue, Eddie Dempsey, general secretary of the RMT, said: "They [TfL] may want the strikes to carry on. | Asked on BBC Radio 4's Today programme whether the strikes would continue, Eddie Dempsey, general secretary of the RMT, said: "They [TfL] may want the strikes to carry on. |
| "So where we've got to is we're coming towards the end of a week of rolling strike action. We're open to negotiations - as we always are – but as it stands, there are no invitations for us to sit down and negotiate with TfL." | "So where we've got to is we're coming towards the end of a week of rolling strike action. We're open to negotiations - as we always are – but as it stands, there are no invitations for us to sit down and negotiate with TfL." |
| Nick Dent, TfL director of customer operations and head of the negotiation team, said: "We are very keen to work with the RMT. | Nick Dent, TfL director of customer operations and head of the negotiation team, said: "We are very keen to work with the RMT. |
| "The first thing we have asked them to do is put this offer to their members, they launched their ballot before we'd made any pay offer, so members were voting without understanding what the pay offer actually was." | "The first thing we have asked them to do is put this offer to their members, they launched their ballot before we'd made any pay offer, so members were voting without understanding what the pay offer actually was." |
| Depot managers and signallers from the RMT are among those withdrawing their labour. | Depot managers and signallers from the RMT are among those withdrawing their labour. |
| Londoners have used a combination of boats, bikes and buses to get around the capital, with a large spike in bike rental schemes. | Londoners have used a combination of boats, bikes and buses to get around the capital, with a large spike in bike rental schemes. |
| The prime minister and the mayor of London are among those calling for both sides to negotiate after talks broke down last Wednesday morning. | The prime minister and the mayor of London are among those calling for both sides to negotiate after talks broke down last Wednesday morning. |
| On Tuesday, Mr Dempsey criticised Sadiq Khan, blaming him for a "total and utter collapse of industrial relations in London". | On Tuesday, Mr Dempsey criticised Sadiq Khan, blaming him for a "total and utter collapse of industrial relations in London". |
| Listen to the best of BBC Radio London on Sounds and follow BBC London on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to hello.bbclondon@bbc.co.uk | Listen to the best of BBC Radio London on Sounds and follow BBC London on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to hello.bbclondon@bbc.co.uk |