Tube strikes next month

London Underground workers, including drivers, are walking out next month in a row over pay.

Finn Brennan, Aslef’s full-time organiser on London Underground, said managers had refused to discuss any reduction in the working week or paid meal relief “to bring Underground drivers in line with those on the Elizabeth line and London Overground”.

Aslef said a pay offer of 3.8%, plus a variable lump sum, would result in Tube drivers staying on a lower salary than those on other Transport for London services while working longer hours.

The union said train operators and management grades would strike on 7 and 12 November, and engineering drivers would not book on for 24 hours from 6pm on 1 November.

Elsewhere, the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) announced its members, including signalling and station staff, would walk out on different days between 1 and 8 November after rejecting a “wholly inadequate” pay offer.