A disagreement over terms and conditions has led to the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA), which represents the customer service managers of the London Underground, to plan a strike for Wednesday and Thursday. The union is worried that their working conditions, responsibilities, and location might be altered. While the exact effects of the strike on services have not been announced by Transport for London (TfL), it is quite probable that some Tube stations may be compelled to shut on certain days. A long-running disagreement over wages has led to the Aslef industrial action, which is now in its third day, and trains on some of the country’s busiest lines have come to a stop.
The following trains were affected by the strike:
Gatwick Express, c2c, Greater Anglia, Southern, Southeastern, Great Northern, Stansted Express, South Western Railway, and Thameslink. According to TSSA general secretary Maryam Eslamdoust, the union’s members are committed to standing together and defending their working conditions via a strike this week. According to the union, if London Underground had talked with them honestly, the disagreement might have been prevented.
The planned strikes by Aslef members working on the Underground, which were supposed to affect services today and Saturday, May 4, were canceled last Thursday. A plan that addressed the union’s grievances was presented to its bargaining team during a series of sessions at the mediation agency Acas, according to the union.
Some commuters rushed to social media to rejoice at the possibility of working remotely due to today’s Aslef strike, while others were understandably worried as they had only just learned about it. Some had no choice but to drive themselves, while others had a hard time getting on overcrowded buses. There has been no progress in the almost two-year-long salary dispute between Aslef and the company, and no negotiations are now in the works. The union claims that the sector has lost over £2 billion due to the disagreement, which is far more than the cost of resolving the problem.
