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| Tube strike: London commuters deal with queues and delays | |
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| London commuters are dealing with long queues and delays as they try navigating the capital during a strike that has shut down the Tube network. | |
| About 250 extra buses have been laid on but there are fears of potential gridlock if commuters switch to cars. | |
| The 24-hour strike by four unions began on Wednesday evening and there will be no Tube service until Friday. | The 24-hour strike by four unions began on Wednesday evening and there will be no Tube service until Friday. |
| Unions are unhappy at conditions offered to drivers on a new Night Tube service due to start next month. | Unions are unhappy at conditions offered to drivers on a new Night Tube service due to start next month. |
| Even those aiming to beat the crowds and setting out on their journeys by 06:00 BST faced travel problems. | |
| Alessandra Bonomolo tweeted: "6:20am. Couldn't get on the first train - too crowded" while Roxy Baker said: "Not even 6:30 and you can barely get on the 205 at Bow Church... its first stop". | |
| Staff on the Docklands Light Railway, London Overground, the bus network, tram and Transport for London (TfL) rail services are not on strike, but these services are expected to be much busier than usual. | Staff on the Docklands Light Railway, London Overground, the bus network, tram and Transport for London (TfL) rail services are not on strike, but these services are expected to be much busier than usual. |
| Commuters have also been reminded that London buses no longer accept cash and travellers must use Oyster or contactless cards to pay for journeys. | Commuters have also been reminded that London buses no longer accept cash and travellers must use Oyster or contactless cards to pay for journeys. |
| There will be additional river buses on the Thames, TfL will have more than 600 "travel ambassadors" on hand to offer help and advice to travellers and taxi marshals will be operating at some mainline stations. | There will be additional river buses on the Thames, TfL will have more than 600 "travel ambassadors" on hand to offer help and advice to travellers and taxi marshals will be operating at some mainline stations. |
| There is also travel information available on the TfL website. | There is also travel information available on the TfL website. |
| The strike, which followed a 24-hour stoppage on 8-9 July, saw Tube staff leave work between 18:30 and 21:30 BST on Wednesday. | The strike, which followed a 24-hour stoppage on 8-9 July, saw Tube staff leave work between 18:30 and 21:30 BST on Wednesday. |
| Members of Aslef, the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), Unite and the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) are all involved in the dispute. | Members of Aslef, the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), Unite and the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) are all involved in the dispute. |
| Many union members will be standing on picket lines throughout the duration of the strike, which is over concerns new rotas to accommodate the night service will mean greater weekend working. | |
| London Underground (LU) has apologised for the disruption, saying the latest offer - a 2% salary increase this year, an extra £200 per night shift for drivers for a limited time, and a £500 bonus for night Tube staff - was aimed at improving work-life balance. | |
| Speaking to the BBC, Steve Griffiths LU's chief operating officer, said: "The Night Tube... cannot be at any cost. They're clearly not understanding our commitment to work life-balance. | |
| "We've recruited 500 additional staff specifically to run the Night Tube and that's across stations and train operators. | |
| "No-one's being asked to work extra hours... we've also committed that our train operators will have the same number of weekends off today as when they do Night Tube." | |
| 'Not fussed' | 'Not fussed' |
| Mayor Boris Johnson called the latest offer "incredibly generous", and said he would not authorise any more money. | |
| He said he was "not fussed" about the night service starting on 12 September as planned, as long as it started in the autumn. | He said he was "not fussed" about the night service starting on 12 September as planned, as long as it started in the autumn. |
| But one official from the RMT told BBC London that members would "escalate action" in the run-up to the scheduled start of the night service. | But one official from the RMT told BBC London that members would "escalate action" in the run-up to the scheduled start of the night service. |
| Key points of the dispute | Key points of the dispute |
| How are you preparing for the tube strike? Have you made alternative plans? Please let us know by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your plans. | How are you preparing for the tube strike? Have you made alternative plans? Please let us know by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your plans. |