London tube strike shuts down services, causing congestion on roads | London Underground

The RMT Union’s strikes closed the London metro, people became crowded for other cramped transportation and roads at the beginning of four -day suburban misery.

Transport for London’s website took action for a large part of the morning because the vehicles in the capital sought alternative ways to work.

The buses and the Elizabeth line were forced to ride the other transportation modes around London, as the strikes of the in vitro fertilization and the station staff suspended almost the entire underground network.

The roads were blocked in many places, and added important time to bus trips and private cars and taxis.

Monday, on Friday with minimum interruptions that started with strikes, he marked the first of the expected four -day sum of the tube in the center of London.

Central, North and Metropolitan line of the exterior, over the ground, very limited tube services began to work later in the morning.

London Overground and most national railway services continued to operate, but some large rail intersections, such as FarringDon, were closed due to RMT action.

TFL’s online travel planner and TFL GO application struggled under the weight of calls that could not be loaded early on Monday morning and not error messages or not results.

Since more London is still working from home on Mondays and Fridays, the worst effect is expected for congestion and transportation.

Docklands light railway trains will not be released on Tuesday or Thursday due to strikes in a separate dispute.

Driving greeting application Uber warned users of higher wages due to increasing demand. Driving was quoted on the floors of normal levels, some journeys cost about £ 50 for a five -mile journey in the capital.

The Union is involved in industrial action during the tube of about 10,000 members of the RMT, as it tries to secure a shorter working week as part of wage negotiations.

TFL made a payment proposal of 3.4%, which he called on to put the union on a new ballot. He said he could not meet the demands of cutting under 35 hours a week.

TFL Chief Officer Claire Mann said: “We were painfully disappointed that RMT has chosen to continue with this action despite our affordable fee.

“We know how long the economic strikes may be for businesses, especially in hospitality and entertainment sectors, and we have worked hard to provide as much service as possible to ensure that London moves despite the strike action this morning.

“We will continue to do this during this week, but we cannot say exactly what this service will look daily because of different groups of personnel that multiplier every day. We will update our website and real -time travel vehicles, including TFL GO.

A RMT spokesman said: uz We are not going to strike to disrupt small businesses or the public. This strike continues because of the uncompromising approach of the TFL management and their fatigue and their long -term shift work, even because of the rejection of a small decrease in the working week to help reduce the health effects on our members. ”

Union support came from the 4 -day weekly Foundation. “This is a brave and necessary stand and these workers deserve widespread support. The five -day week is a century -old model that does not reflect how we live and work today.”

If the strikes persist, underground services are not expected to continue on Friday at 8 am.