Tube drivers to strike over Christmas in long-running dispute
LONDON Underground drivers will stage a series of 24-hour strikes in a long-running dispute over working arrangements.The RMT said walkouts will start on November 26 and continue into the new year, with action beginning at noon on November 26, December 17 and 19, January 4 and 6 and February 17, 23 and 25.The union said new working arrangements are being imposed, including a four-day week, with drivers spending more time driving trains on longer duties with earlier starts and later finishes.
The RMT union has called eight 24-hour strikes on the London Underground, according to the Mirror, with action planned across several months. The Daily Mail reported that the strikes are scheduled between November and February, while Hackney Gazette said they are due to begin on November 26 and continue into the new year. BBC News reported that the dispute concerns working arrangements for drivers; LBC said it involves plans for a four-day working week. The reports do not give the full schedule of strike dates.
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