Picket details: Bakerloo and Morden drivers' strikes
Submitted by Janine on 14 January, 2011 - 11:38
In two separate disputes, RMT drivers will be striking on the Bakerloo and Northern lines, starting with the night duties on Friday 14 January and continuing all day Saturday.
Please join the picket lines. Your support will be welcome, whatever length of time you can stay. Here are details of Saturday pickets
- Saturday from 04:30, continuing all day - Morden depot (to get there by bus, click here)
- Saturday from 05:00, continuing all day - Elephant & Castle depot (to get there by bus, click here)
- Saturday from 05:00, continuing all day - Queen's Park depot (to get there on London Overground, click here). Please note that London Overground's Richmond-Stratford line is not operating on Saturday, but the line which includes Queen's Park is operating.
Latest headlines from rmt.org.uk
TUBE UNION RMT warned today London Assembly members risk unleashing the biggest wave of industrial action on London Underground in 30 years after City Hall politicians lined up this morning to attack basic tube workers' rights including pensions and passes.
TUBE UNION RMT confirmed today that driver members at a range of depots serving the Hammersmith and City, Metropolitan and Circle Lines will be taking industrial action in a dispute arising from the introduction of the new S Stock fleet.
In separate ballots conducted over the past two weeks, tube drivers, cleaners and TFL electricians and engineers have voted overwhelmingly for action in a series of disputes over attacks on agreements and working conditions, pay and threatened redundancies.
RMT General Secretary Bob Crow said:
'This is another blast of bad news to hit Jubilee Line users after the repeated problems with the fleet and the automated operating system.
TUBE UNION RMT confirmed today that electricians and engineers working for contractors Mitie on the TFL contract are to be balloted for strike action and action short of a strike in a dispute over redundancies and unilateral changes to working conditions.
