Tube Strikes Day Two - DLR Staff Join Walk Out but 2 Lines Running

Tube strikes day two - DLR staff join walk out but 2 lines running

TfL has released a statement explaining how one Tube line will be able to run along its full route today (Tuesday, September 9)

Torrid Tuesday: As DLR staff join Tube strikes, Khan says he's not getting involved

Mayor says he only intervened in previous dispute because of ‘exceptional circumstances’ and calls on RMT to get back round negotiating table

Sadiq Khan could stop Tube strikes if he used powers already in law, says Rees-Mogg

SIR Jacob Rees-Mogg has said Sadiq Khan has the power to insist on minimum service levels on TfL thanks to a law passed by Liz Truss’s government. Speaking on GB News, he said: “The metropolis has ground to a halt today, as Transport for London shirkers begin a five-day walkout. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union are striking over pay and conditions. “The union has raised concerns over fatigue management, citing the health impact …

Tube strikes: Sadiq Khan urged to compensate hospitality sector

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has been told to ease the financial burden on the hospitality sector as firms face the crunch of tube strikes. Khan, who was criticised for his absence as the strikes got underway, has been urged to give the sector a “rent and rate holiday” so they can weather the strikes. The calls, from tax and business advisory firm Blick Rothenberg, follow forecasts that the Rail, Maritime and Transport’s (RMT) members strike would…