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London subway worker strike shuts down transit lines
Around 10,000 London Underground workers strike demanding reduced hours and better pay, rejecting a 3.4% raise amid staffing cuts and fatigue concerns, disrupting millions of commuters.
- From Monday, Tube services were mostly suspended as Rail, Maritime and Transport union members began a five-day strike that started Sunday night, disrupting London Underground operations.
- The dispute stems from failed negotiations between Rail, Maritime and Transport union and Transport for London , as RMT rejected TfL's 3.4 percent pay offer after nine months and demands a 32-hour working week.
- Data show the disruption is extensive — for example, around 10,000 workers struck, halting service for five million daily passengers and costing an estimated 230,000,000 pounds.
- Commuters in London faced longer journeys, switching to crowded buses and Elizabeth Line, while concerts by Post Malone and Coldplay at Wembley Stadium were postponed amid continued Elizabeth Line and Overground service.
- TfL has pushed back, saying `We have been clear that their demand for a reduction in the working week is unaffordable and impractical`, with no talks scheduled after last Wednesday's collapse.
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