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London Tube strike into fourth day with limited service London Tube strike into fourth day with limited service
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The majority of stations will remain closed until Friday morningThe 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. 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 - which Transport for London (TfL) says is "unaffordable".
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.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.
The RMT union general secretary Eddie Dempsey has repeated his calls for the mayor of London to intervene and help resolve the dispute. Sir Sadiq Khan has been approached for comment.
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, 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. Speaking at the TUC Congress in Brighton, Mr Dempsey called on Sir Sadiq to attend a summit with the union in a bid to find a resolution.
"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." "I've got a message for the mayor," he said.
Nick Dent, TfL director of customer operations and head of the negotiation team, said: "We are very keen to work with the RMT. "Stop going on social media, invite us to the meeting, let's have a discussion, because I want to know what is going on in London."
"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." He warned of more strike action if there was no resolution to the dispute, adding: "We take no pleasure in causing disruption but we make no apology for fighting for our members."
Nick Dent, TfL director of customer operations and head of the negotiation team, said they were "very keen" to work with RMT and wanted the union to put the 3.4% pay rise offer to its members.
"They launched their ballot before we'd made any pay offer, so members were voting without understanding what the pay offer actually was," he said.
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".
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