Updated
11.10

London
Underground
services


are
at
a
standstill
today,
because
members
of
ASLEF
and
the
RMT
are
staging
a
24-hour
strike.

The
dispute
is
over
working
conditions,
job
cuts
and
pensions.
The
walkout
means
that
no
service
can
run
on
any
Underground
line.

Other
Transport
for
London
services
are
not
affected
by
today’s
stoppage.

The
RMT
wrote
to
London
Mayor
Sadiq
Khan
yesterday,
telling
him
that
job
cuts
must
be
halted
and
that
the
safety
of
the
travelling
public
was
foremost
in
workers’
minds.

RMT
general
secretary
Mick
Lynch
said:
‘Attacks
on
pensions,
conditions
and
job
losses
will
not
be
tolerated
and
the
travelling
public
needs
to
understand
that
understaffed
and
unstaffed
stations
are
unsafe.
We
will
continue
our
industrial
campaign
for
as
long
as
it
takes.’

Last
night
TfL’s
chief
operating
officer
Glynn
Barton
said: “I
apologise
to
our
customers
for
any
disruption
caused
by
Wednesday’s
industrial
action.
I
urge
the
trade
unions
to
call
off
this
action
and
continue
to
engage
with
us
to
avoid
disruption.’

Some
early
morning
Underground
services
may
be
disrupted
tomorrow
morning
in
the
wake
of
today’s
strike,
while
National
Rail
services
in
England
are
set
to
be
disrupted
tomorrow
and
also
on
Saturday
by
RMT
industrial
action
in
a
dispute
with
operators.
This
may
affect
some
Transport
for
London
services,
such
as
the
Elizabeth,
Bakerloo
and
District
Lines,
which
run
on
sections
of
the
National
Rail
network.

Meanwhile,
a
ballot
is
in
progress
asking
RMT
members
if
they
are
willing
to
accept
a
new
pay
offer.
Industrial
action
affecting
Network
Rail
has
been
suspended.

Update:
ScotRail
has
confirmed
that
its
services
will
not
be
affected
by
tomorrow’s
strike
on
National
Rail,
because
industrial
action
by
Network
Rail
staff
has
been
suspended. ScotRail
service
delivery
director
David
Simpson
said:
‘ScotRail
services
will
operate
as
normal
on
Thursday,
16
March,
following
the
suspension
of
planned
strike
action
by
RMT
members
of
Network
Rail.
The
dispute
between
the
trade
union
and
other
train
operators
does
not
involve
any
ScotRail
staff.
We
look
forward
to
welcoming
passengers
to
our
services.’