Tube drivers strike could lead to disruptions to Londoner’s weekends night Tube services.
Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), are preparing to organize a walk-out on night tubes on the Central and Victoria lines starting this weekend and continuing through June 19.
From Friday night at 7 p.m., both lines can be severelly disrupted. Saturday evening at 7 p.m. on Saturdays.
The Central and Victoria Lines will offer services Transport for London says that you should resume normal daytime service at 5 a.m. Saturdays and 6 a.m. Sundays.
From this weekend, the Rail, Maritime and Transport unions (RMT), will stage a walkout on night tube service from 7pm on Central and Victoria lines, starting June 19,
Although night tube services on the Central- and Victoria-line lines were restarted on November 27, the service was disrupted by strike action during Christmas.
TfL said that night services were able to run ‘regularly’ in the lead-up to Christmas, and said the impact of strike action depends on the ‘number of drivers booking on each weekend’.
However, it hasn’t been confirmed that the remaining night tubes – the Jubilee and Northern lines as well as the Piccadilly lines — will be returning to service during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Night services on the London Overground will still run as planned on Friday and Saturday nights between Highbury and Islington and New Cross Gate.
RMT Union has gone on strike in dispute about new rosters. These were created for Tube drivers in August, and have since been accepted by another recognised union.
TfL said the rosters include assurances that there will be no job cuts, the option of permanent work for those on part-time contracts, and only up to four night shift weekends scheduled per year.
Transport for London says that at approximately 5 a.m. on Saturdays the tube will be reopened as normal for daytime transport services and at 6 a.m on Sundays.
Andy Lord, managing director of London Underground said that he was disappointed by the RMT’s push to strike further disruption.
“We are calling upon the RMT for negotiations so that we can resolve this dispute regarding roster changes. This would mean that there will be no job loss and more flexibility for drivers.
We will keep operating as consistent a service as we can if these six months are successful. Customers are advised to confirm their travel plans before departing and to use bus transportation to get to the destination.
“I am sorry for their inexcusable actions on their journeys.
Mick Lynch, general secretary of RMT said that the London Underground and Mayor thought they were giving up on progressive and family-friendly work practices.
Several times, ‘RMT presented cost-neutral proposals to repair the damages caused by the deleting of 200 driver posts. These would also help LU get out of this mess.
They have not paid attention to us, and this approach will have serious consequences for Londoners right through the summer.