Find out if there will be more strikes on the London Underground in April 2023, following heavy industrial action in March.
March was the month of strikes, with junior doctors, teachers, civil servants, train staff and London Underground workers all on strike.
London Underground workers went on strike for 24 hours on Budget Day, March 15, over pensions, unemployment and contractual agreements.
Will there be more next month? Read on to find out…
Will there be more subway strikes in April 2023?
No, there will be no more subway strikes now in April or for the rest of 2023.
The March 15 strike was called by the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT), who have not announced any further strikes at the time of writing.
However, more Tube strikes could be called in the capital if the dispute with London Underground Ltd (LUL) continues.
If calling more, Transport for London strike page will be updated. There are currently no plans for more teachers’ strikes in the UK.
Why did subway workers go on strike on March 15th?
London Underground workers have gone on strike for a day after the RMT claimed LUL had started to ax 600 station staff.
they also Add to Despite discussions with unions, the company has refused to rule out attacking pensions or tearing up agreements on working conditions.
“TfL’s funding has been cut by the government. But instead of confronting ministers, they’ve tried to implement the cuts and make our members pay for their funding crisis,” the union said.
The deadline for the government and TfL to agree details on pension reforms has been pushed back to March 17, but there is no word yet.
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: “Our members will never accept job losses, attacks on their pensions or changes to working conditions to pay for cuts to government politically decided funding.”
He added that subway workers provide “essential services to the capital,” ensuring the city can keep running and working long hours in demanding roles.
“In return, they deserve decent pensions, job security and good working conditions, and RMT will do everything in its power to ensure they get that.”
Are there train strikes in April?
Currently, a train strike is planned for Saturday 1 April. The strike will end the RMT’s latest four-day round of action on March 16, 18, 30 and April 1.
The following 18 routes will experience major disruptions, cancellations and shortened timetables:
- Avanti West Coast
- Chiltern Railway
- off-road
- East Midlands Railway
- Gatwick Express
- Greater Anglia (including Stansted Express)
- great north
- great western railway
- Gnar
- London North West Railway
- north
- south
- southeast
- south west railway
- Thameslink
- Pennine Express
- West Midlands Railway
These indirectly affected companies may also have minor modifications:
- caledonian sleeper
- elizabeth line
- central Station
- Heathrow Express
- hull train
- London Overground
- Lu Mo
- Mersey Railway
- scotrail
- traffic in wales
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