London underground workers set to start week of strike action

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London underground workers are to begin a week of rolling strikes on Sunday, action which is set to bring the network to a standstill and cause massive disruption for travellers in the British capital.  Passengers are advised to complete their journeys by 6 p.m. on Sunday (1700 GMT) with almost no "Tube" trains expected to run between Monday and Thursday as staff stage a series of staggered walkouts.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/5xkymef8   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A London Underground station was closed on Monday as a week of rolling strikes began,

00:09causing major disruption for commuters across the city.

00:13The strikes which started on Sunday are expected to bring the tube network to a near standstill until Thursday.

00:19Passengers are advised to complete their journeys by 6 p.m. on Sunday,

00:23with almost no trains are expected to run between Monday and Thursday.

00:27The Docklands Light Railway, which connects Canary Wharf and the City of London,

00:32will also be shut on Tuesday and Thursday.

00:35The strike has left commuters struggling to get to work.

00:38Yeah, it's quite annoying and obviously they're quite persistent as well.

00:41I mean, I was hoping they'd be called off, which generally sort of happens,

00:44and the prospect of it being all week is a bit of a nightmare,

00:46so it's probably taken me twice as long to get in this morning.

00:48Well, it must be very disruptive for everybody else, I guess, people who do have a fixed schedule,

00:54but I guess more people will be working from home this week.

00:59To be honest, Mondays aren't too bad because it's pretty quiet in London on a Monday,

01:02but I'm not looking forward to the rest of the week, specifically Wednesday.

01:07I support what they're saying, but it is an absolute pain for us, to be honest.

01:11I get where they're coming from.

01:13The RMT union said the dispute centered on pay, fatigue management,

01:18shift patterns and a reduction in the working week.

01:21Transport for London said it has offered staff a 3.4% pay rise,

01:25but claimed the union is insisting on reduced working hours.

01:29While severe disruption is expected,

01:32Transport for London said some services will continue to run during the strikes.

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