00:00members of the rail maritime and transport union walked out on tuesday and are striking on thursday after last ditch
00:07talks failed to resolve a dispute over the working week the two sides met for five hours on monday with
00:14the assistance of the consolation service
00:16acas but the talks ended without any resolution tube services were affected early on tuesday as rmt members mounted picket
00:26lines outside stations services were suspended on many lines causing travel chaos for canoes and other travelers the union is
00:35opposed to a new four-day week because of the impacts on the length of shifts and other issues an
00:42rmt spokesperson said despite their best efforts tfl have failed
00:46to provide assurances on their members deeply held concerns around fatigue reduced flexibility shift lengths and the impacts these proposals
00:56could have in a safety critical role like tube driving a tfl spokesperson said it is bitterly disappointing that despite
01:06five hours of meetings with the rmt and acas
01:09and repeated assurances that the four-day working week proposals will remain voluntary rmt has chosen to continue with its
01:18disruptive strike action they said they will do all they can to provide as much service as possible during the
01:26strike action
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