When are drivers walking out this year?
London Underground staff will go on strike in November, bringing much of the capital to a grinding halt.
Members of the unions Aslef and the RMT are to take industrial action over pay and conditions in a series of walkouts.
The strike comes after new pays deals for doctors, rail workers and teachers were agreed by the Labour Government this summer ending a number of long-running industrial disputes.
The latest round of strikes will take place across a several days next month as different elements of the London Underground workforce walk out.
When are Tube drivers striking in November?
Both Aslef and RMT have announced their members will be striking.
Planned action by RMT members includes:
1- 2 November from 6pm to 6pm â Engineering vehicles operations and maintenance staff strike
3 â 4 November from 7pm to 7pm â Track access controllers, control centre and power/control staff strike
4 November from 00.01am to 11:59pm â Emergency Response Unit (ERU) staff strike
5 November from 00.01am to 11.59pm â Fleet, engineering, stations, and trains staff (except ERU and Engineering Vehicles Operations and Maintenance) strike
6 November from 00.01am to 11.59pm and 7 and 8 November â Signallers and service controllers strike
Planned action by Aslef members includes:
1-2 November from 6pm to 6pm â Engineering staff strike
7 November from 00.01am to 11.59pm â Tube drivers and management grade strike
12 November from 00.01am to 11.59pm â Tube drivers and management grade strike
The nature of the walkouts means the entire network is likely to be affected during the Tube driver strikes and only a very limited service available on the other days of industrial action.
Why are Tube drivers striking?
Finn Brennan, Aslefâs full-time organiser on London Underground, said members did not want to go on strike.
He said: âWe donât want to make travelling in and around the capital more difficult for passengers and we donât want to lose a dayâs pay â but we have been forced into this position because LU management wonât sit down properly and negotiate with us.
âOur members voted by over 98 per cent in favour of strike action, but Underground management are still refusing to even discuss key elements of our claim.
âThey refuse to discuss any reduction in the working week or introducing paid meal relief to bring Underground drivers in line with those on the Elizabeth Line and London Overground.â
Aslef said a pay offer of 3.8 per cent plus a variable lump sum means Underground drivers would stay on a lower salary than drivers on other Transport for London services, while working longer hours.
The RMT said its members were taking action after rejecting a pay offer they regarded as being âwholly inadequateâ.
Mick Lynch, RMT general secretary, said: âLondon Undergroundâs pay offer falls short of what our members deserve.
âIt threatens to remove collective bargaining for a growing portion of staff, pushing them into pay bands that are decided solely by management.
âThis undermines our membersâ rights and the core principles of fair negotiation.
âNo trade union can accept any pay proposal where management decide which of our members gets a pay rise and those who do not.
âOur members have been left with no choice but to take strike action to defend their terms and conditions.â
He said they had ârepeatedly urgedâ London Underground to offer a deal ensuring all staff were covered by collective bargaining but they would remain open to negotiations.
A Transport for London (TfL) spokesperson said: âIt is disappointing that Aslef and the RMT have announced industrial action following our recent discussions over pay, terms and conditions.
âWe have held several constructive discussions with our trade unions and, after considering their feedback, have made a revised offer with an average uplift of 4.6 per cent, which rewards our staff for their hard work and benefits the lowest-paid staff the most.
âWe are engaging with our unions in good faith, having increased our offer since talks began, and have invited our unions to meet again next week.â
It said the current pay offer is a 3.8 per cent uplift, plus a further ÂŁ450 payment.
What other strikes have happened in 2024?
This latest round of industrial action comes in a year which has been blighted with disputes.
Junior doctors walked out in January, February, June and July this year before accepting a pay deal from the Government in September.
There have rail strikes in January, February, March, April and May this year as part of a long-running dispute which has bee ongoing for more than two years.
Members of both RMT and Aslef voted to accept pay deal in September to end the industrial action.
Although teachers have not been on strike this year, they did secure a new pay deal from the Government after industrial action in 2023.
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson confirmed at the end of July the teacher pay award for 2024-25 would be above the rate of inflation at 5.5 per cent.
And holidaymakers were caught out this summer when Border Force staff took industrial action at Heathrow at the end of August and into September over working conditions.