staff reporter,London(wp/es):
Tube stations across the London Underground network may not open if proposed strike action goes ahead this weekend.
Station staff members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) are planning to walk out for 48 hours from 9pm on Saturday in a row over station modernisation plans and ticket office closures.
If the strike action goes ahead, London Underground services will disrupted, with some stations expected not to open at all, until at least 9pm on Monday evening.
Tube services across the network will run, Transport for London (TfL) warned customers to prepare for station closures, late openings or earlier closures.Services on the London Overground, bus network, tram, river and TfL rail are not affected by the proposed strike action.
A TfL spokeswoman said extra buses will be provided throughout the strike and as many stations as possible will be opened.
Steve Griffiths, London Underground’s chief operating officer, said: “All of our ticket offices closed in December and all this strike will achieve is to lose staff two days’ pay and a £500 bonus.
“We have delivered every commitment we made to our staff over our stations modernisation programme – there have been no compulsory redundancies, work life balance has been protected and there’s a job for anyone who wants to stay with no loss of pay.
“Around 900 station staff will be promoted or will move from fixed-term contracts to permanent roles, so there is clearly absolutely no basis whatsoever for this strike threat.”
Weekend travellers are advised to check their journey before travelling.
A normal service is expected to resume on Tuesday, February 9
Tube stations across the London Underground network may not open if proposed strike action goes ahead this weekend.
Station staff members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) are planning to walk out for 48 hours from 9pm on Saturday in a row over station modernisation plans and ticket office closures.
If the strike action goes ahead, London Underground services will disrupted, with some stations expected not to open at all, until at least 9pm on Monday evening.
Tube services across the network will run, Transport for London (TfL) warned customers to prepare for station closures, late openings or earlier closures.Services on the London Overground, bus network, tram, river and TfL rail are not affected by the proposed strike action.
A TfL spokeswoman said extra buses will be provided throughout the strike and as many stations as possible will be opened.
Steve Griffiths, London Underground’s chief operating officer, said: “All of our ticket offices closed in December and all this strike will achieve is to lose staff two days’ pay and a £500 bonus.
“We have delivered every commitment we made to our staff over our stations modernisation programme – there have been no compulsory redundancies, work life balance has been protected and there’s a job for anyone who wants to stay with no loss of pay.
“Around 900 station staff will be promoted or will move from fixed-term contracts to permanent roles, so there is clearly absolutely no basis whatsoever for this strike threat.”
Weekend travellers are advised to check their journey before travelling.
A normal service is expected to resume on Tuesday, February 9
