Tube strike 2022 LIVE – Travel CHAOS as TFL London Underground services

One furious commuter took to Twitter to complain about Uber ‘over charging’ for their trip.

The commuter said: “You are a bunch of scammers, I can’t believe you’re making such a huge profit and business out of a tube strike, shame on you ?.

“Being charged over 30 pounds EXTRA for a trip because of a tube strike.”

Why are the London Underground strikes taking place?

RMT is concerned about plans which could cause concern for worker’s pensions and job losses.

Transport for London have announced, in an attempt to save money, they will slash up to 600 station post roles and reassess the pension scheme.

It is believed overhauling the generous pension scheme could save TfL £1000m a year from 2025.

This is on top of the Night Tube strikes which are ongoing.

In late 2021, Union RMT announced they plan to strike every weekend on the Night Tube from January 7, 2022, through to June in “an on-going fight to prevent the ripping up of staffing arrangements that would wreck the work life balance of drivers,” according to a statement sent to City A.M.

Advice from TFL

• If you can, consider working from home on strike days (Tue 1 and Thu 3 March)
• If you can, travel later in the day on the days after strikes (Wed 2 and Fri 4 March)
• Allow more time for your journey if you need to travel between 1 and 4 March

Many take to Twitter to support staff

Many commuters have taken to Twitter to show their support for TFL staff following today’s strike.

One user said: “I’m putting my pain in the ass commute to the side but TFL workers deserve more.

“The amount of effort and dedication they put in from 4am starts too 2am finishes, from being put on the frontline to deal with the worst on most occasions. Stand with TFL workers!”

Another said: “I stand with London Underground station staff.

“They work bloody hard, deal with horrible situations, are highly trained to help keep customers safe n work unsociable hours with an exhausting shift pattern.

“They deserve to be treated with respect like any other worker #tubestrike“

“The dispute is across the entire network”

The chief operating officer of Transport for London told LBC: “The dispute is across the entire network, whereas the previous dispute before Christmas was with the Night Tube only with the RMT and on certain lines.

“Today it is covering the whole network. We are hoping to run a limited service on some of the lines but I would really encourage customers to check the TfL website and only travel if their journey is essential.”

He has also encouraged people to work from home on Tuesday and Thursday.

Asked about what provisions have been made for key workers who are not able to work from home, he added: “We’ve laid on extra buses and we also have all our other TfL services which are operating normally.

“I hope that they will be able to get to work without too much of an inconvenience.”

Which Tube lines are affected?

This is intended to be a 24 hour walk out for 10,000 RMT union members.

That means every single Tube line is impacted by these strikes.

Services will either be severely delayed or not running at all.

TfL have advised for people to avoid using the Tube completely and instead use other forms of transport.

Overground, DLR, National Rail and TfL Rail will run as normal but will be impacted by station closures and busy services.

District line update

Transport for London have said: “Service operating between Upminster and West Ham and between High Street Kensington and Wimbledon at a reduced frequency.

“No service on the rest of the line due to strike action by the RMT.”

Central line update

Transport for London have said: “There is currently service operating between White City and Ealing Broadway / West Ruislip, Liverpool Street and Loughton and between Newbury Park and Leytonstone via Woodford at a reduced frequency.

“No service on the rest of the line due to strike action by the RMT.”