Tube strike: commuters struggle to work in the face of travel chaos

Описание: Commuters share experiences of their journeys to work as members of the RMT union stage a 48-hour walkout in London

A strike by London Underground workers was causing travel chaos for commuters and other passengers, with disruption set to continue next week.

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) walked out for 48 hours at 9pm last night in protest at plans to close Tube ticket offices.

Services will start later and finish earlier during the action, which will be followed by a three-day stoppage from 9pm next Monday.
Business groups warned the strikes will cost the capital's economy millions of pounds.

The union said the closure of ticket offices will cost hundreds of job losses and threaten safety.

But LU maintains that staff would be better employed on station concourses as only 3pc of tickets are bought at ticket offices.

The company, and London Mayor Boris Johnson, attacked the strike, which will cause huge disruption for commuters and other travellers.

The RMT also launched a 48 hour strike from 3am today on the Heathrow Express in a separate row over jobs, pay and cuts.


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