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| Tube strike announced for 5 August in latest night shifts dispute | |
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| Just days after a massive strike disrupted the daily travel of millions of Londoners, London Underground drivers have announced they will go on another 24-hour strike in August. | Just days after a massive strike disrupted the daily travel of millions of Londoners, London Underground drivers have announced they will go on another 24-hour strike in August. |
| The strike is set to take place from 9.30pm on 5 August. | |
| It will start later than last week's strike, but will cause further disruption to the morning and evening commute of Londoners. | It will start later than last week's strike, but will cause further disruption to the morning and evening commute of Londoners. |
| Details of what lines the strike will cover are still unclear, but the train drivers' union Aslef has tweeted that they plan to take part in the strike. | |
| The next tube strike will take place on the 5/6th of August. Starting at 21:30 | The next tube strike will take place on the 5/6th of August. Starting at 21:30 |
| The strike is over pay and conditions for staff on the new night Tube, set to be introduced in September, which will see trains running for 24 hours on Friday and Saturday on some of the network's busiest lines. | The strike is over pay and conditions for staff on the new night Tube, set to be introduced in September, which will see trains running for 24 hours on Friday and Saturday on some of the network's busiest lines. |
| A spokesman for conciliation service Acas has said that London Underground and the Aslef, RMT, TSSA and Unite unions have been invited to take part in "exploratory talks" tomorrow morning, in an effort to stop another disruptive strike. | |
| Underground staff claim that their pay will not increase enough to compensate for the extra night shifts that many drivers and station staff will have to work once the night tubes start. | Underground staff claim that their pay will not increase enough to compensate for the extra night shifts that many drivers and station staff will have to work once the night tubes start. |
| This page will be updated as more information about the strike is released. | This page will be updated as more information about the strike is released. |