A strike on the Evening Tube service will go forward tonight, with clients being warned of ‘extreme disruption’ on two main strains.

Drivers are set to stroll out at 8.30pm this night as they start six months of strike motion over rosters for the Evening Tube service.

They’ll stroll out each Friday and Saturday evening till the summer season – in a transfer which journey chiefs warn will trigger main disruption to the Central and Victoria strains.

It follows a dispute with Sadiq Khan over rosters for the Evening Tube service – which was restarted in November following its closure throughout the first Covid lockdown.

However drivers, who’re being requested to work 4 evening shift weekends per yr, say the brand new rosters are ‘unfair’.

Bosses on the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) say drivers are hanging ‘for progressive and household pleasant working practices’.

However Transport of London (TfL) say the quantity of evening shifts was ‘truthful and affordable’ and the brand new rosters embody assurances that there will likely be no job cuts. 

At this time London Minister Paul Scully described the RMT’s walkout as ‘completely unreasonable’.

However the Conservative minister additionally questioned Mr Khan’s ‘management’ in his dealing with of the dispute, and at the moment urged Mr Khan to ‘thrash out’ a cope with drivers. 

Drivers are set to walk out at 8.30pm tonight to start six months of strike action over rosters for the Night Tube service. Pictured: A message from TfL posted at London Underground stations during previous strike action in November

Drivers are set to stroll out at 8.30pm tonight to begin six months of strike motion over rosters for the Evening Tube service. Pictured: A message from TfL posted at London Underground stations throughout earlier strike motion in November

It follows a dispute with Sadiq Khan over rosters for the Night Tube service - which was restarted in November following its closure during the first Covid lockdown

It follows a dispute with Sadiq Khan over rosters for the Evening Tube service – which was restarted in November following its closure throughout the first Covid lockdown

London Minister Paul Scully MP today described the RMT's walkout as 'totally unreasonable', but urged Mr Khan to 'thrash out' a deal with drivers

London Minister Paul Scully MP at the moment described the RMT’s walkout as ‘completely unreasonable’, however urged Mr Khan to ‘thrash out’ a cope with drivers

Requested for his opinion on the strike motion, the Tory MP instructed LBC: ‘It’s completely unreasonable, I believe the mayor must get again to the desk with these unions and TfL (Transport for London) to thrash this out.

‘No, he should not reverse his determination to take a look at the Evening Tube – the Evening Tube is a growth for London as we begin to open up once more however importantly it’s critical to provide individuals confidence of the protection and the safety about transferring round London late at evening, particularly for employees, not simply people who find themselves having fun with hospitality.

‘Staff who’re possibly late employees, evening employees, it provides them the safety and security to maneuver round city.’

Requested what the ‘longest ever Tube strike’ occurring on Labour mayor Mr Khan’s watch stated about his stewardship, Mr Scully replied: ‘He’s good at politics, he isn’t good at management, and what we want is a robust chief in London in the intervening time who’s tackling these industrial relations, ensuring we will maintain Londoners transferring.’

It comes as Tube clients have been suggested that the strike motion may trigger extreme disruption on Central and Victoria line Evening Tube this weekend – and till the deliberate strike motion finishes on June 19.

A spokesperson for TfL stated: ‘Each the Victoria and Central strains might be severely disrupted from 7pm onwards on Fridays and Saturdays from this weekend till 19 June. 

‘Prospects are suggested to verify earlier than they journey and use buses to finish their journeys the place required. 

Tube customers have been advised that the strike action could cause severe disruption on Central and Victoria line Night Tube this weekend - and until the planned strike action finishes on June 19. Pictured: A sign warning of disruption due to Tube strikes in November

Tube clients have been suggested that the strike motion may trigger extreme disruption on Central and Victoria line Evening Tube this weekend – and till the deliberate strike motion finishes on June 19. Pictured: An indication warning of disruption on account of Tube strikes in November

‘Evening providers on London Overground will run as deliberate on Friday and Saturday nights between Highbury & Islington and New Cross Gate.’

Commenting on the strike, the spokesperson stated:  The RMT has taken this motion over new rosters, which have been agreed by the opposite recognised union and have been launched for Tube drivers in August.

‘This strike motion has been known as regardless of the brand new rosters together with assurances that there will likely be no job cuts, offering certainty and the choice of everlasting work for these on part-time contracts, and solely scheduling as much as 4 evening shift weekends per yr. The place most well-liked, these evening shifts may be swapped with colleagues for duties at different occasions of day.

‘Transport for London (TfL) is urging the RMT to hitch it for talks as TfL seeks to try to keep away from this pointless motion and resolve this dispute.’

However RMT Normal Secretary Mick Lynch stated union chiefs have been ‘combating for progressive and household pleasant working practices’ and so they have been ‘accessible for additional talks’. 

He stated: ‘Because the New 12 months will get underneath method our battle for office justice for tube employees steps up a gear with a brand new part of motion operating from tomorrow by way of to the summer season.

‘If London Underground and the Mayor thought this struggle for progressive and household pleasant working practices was going away they should suppose once more.

RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch said union chiefs were 'fighting for progressive and family friendly working practices' and they were 'available for further talks'

RMT Normal Secretary Mick Lynch stated union chiefs have been ‘combating for progressive and household pleasant working practices’ and so they have been ‘accessible for additional talks’

‘It is the failure of LU and Sadiq Khan to handle the grievances on the coronary heart of the dispute that leaves us no possibility however to verify the programme of motion goes forward as deliberate. 

‘RMT has repeatedly put ahead value impartial proposals that might restore the harm unleashed by deleting 200 driver posts and which might dig LU out of this mess. They’ve ignored us and that strategy can have extreme penalties for Londoners by way of to the summer season.

‘We stay accessible for additional talks.’

Evening Tube providers have been re-introduced on the Central and Victoria strains on the night of Saturday, November 27 after being stopped throughout the first Covid lockdown. 

However the brand new rotas sparked a dispute between drivers and TfL. On 18 December, a second 24-hour walk-out in a month precipitated disruption to 5 Tube strains all through the day.

It adopted the same 24-hour strike on 26 November that affected six strains.

Additional rounds of night-time industrial motion befell on the weekends of three, 10 and 17 December.

Andy Lord, Managing Director of London Underground, stated: ‘We’re disillusioned that, as soon as once more, the RMT is continuous to push for strike motion that’s more likely to trigger additional pointless disruption. 

‘We’re calling on the RMT to hitch us for talks so we will work collectively to resolve this dispute round roster adjustments, which imply no job losses and larger flexibility for drivers.

‘If these six months of motion do go forward, we’ll proceed to function as common a service as attainable. 

‘Nevertheless, clients are suggested to verify earlier than they journey and use buses to finish their journeys the place required. I apologise to them for the affect this pointless motion can have on their journeys.’.

TfL says the strike impacts prepare drivers solely and stations will stay absolutely staffed all through the motion. 

They are saying plain garments and uniformed British Transport Law enforcement officials are additionally patrolling the community to make sure employees and buyer security.