Underground returns to normal, but dispute goes on
London Underground services are mostly back to normal today, after the strike on Tuesday in the dispute with the RMT and TSSA over the loss of 800 jobs. The unions are celebrating a ‘rock solid’ response, while Transport for London says most lines kept going, at least in part.
A war of words has broken out between the RMT union and London Underground, as today's strike by RMT and TSSA members continues. Only 4 out of ten trains are running, and problems are now occurring on London Overground because of severe overcrowding caused by diverted Underground passengers, while buses are being delayed by heightened traffic levels on the roads.
Transport for London has reported an improvement to Underground services, in spite of today's strike by RMT and TSSA staff, but fewer than half of the scheduled trains are running and some sections of line remain closed.
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