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Circle & H&C strike

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chris11256

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There's now a notice on the TFL website about a strike on the Circle and Hammer Smith and City line from 21:00 tomorrow.

Anyone know what the dispute is & who's going on strike?
 
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"Local level issues" at two out of three depots on the line, according to The Standard.

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/trav...-and-hammersmith-and-city-lines-a3344986.html

Commuters are facing strike action on two Tube lines later this week.

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union have planned to stage a 24-hour walk-out on the Circle and Hammersmith and City lines from 9.30pm tomorrow.

If the drivers' walkout goes ahead there will be no Hammersmith and City Line services at all from 9pm tomorrow and all day on Friday, transport bosses said.

Out of the 265 drivers on the Circle and Hammersmith & City lines, eighty two RMT members were balloted. Fifty took part in the vote and 43 voted to go on strike.

"Very limited” Circle Line services will run but TfL have warned passengers that trains will be “much less frequent than usual and extremely busy, especially at peak times”.

Services may also be subject to last-minute cancellations.

London Underground are involved in urgent talks to have the strke called off. The walkout is over what TfL calls "local-level issues" at two out of three depots covering the lines.

Services on other Tube and Rail lines, the bus network and river services will run as normal but are expected to be busier as passengers seek alternative routes.

Some roads in west and central London could also be busier than usual.

Customers are advised to allow more time for their journeys.

Steve White, Operations Director for London Underground, said: "We are speaking to the RMT union to try to resolve the issues without disruption to our customers.

“But if the strike does go ahead, customers are advised to check our real-time travel information.


"All other Tube lines and other TfL services will be operating as normal and we’ll be making sure that everyone has the information they need to re-plan their journeys if necessary.”

Planned weekend engineering works mean there will be no Circle or Hammersmith & City line service between Hammersmith and Edgware Road only on September 17 and 18.
 

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This seems to have come out of the blue. Aren't they supposed to give 7 days notice?
 

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Is that 7 days public notice or notice to the employer?

If this is the first time it's been mentioned then less than 48 hours notice for passengers is a pretty poor show no matter how limited any impact.
 

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Seemingly talks have ben ongoing through ACAS since August, but without agreement. I am led to believe that the issues at the heart of the dispute include: Announcements; Cancellation of Trains; Facilities; Level One Meetings; Attendance at Work Procedure; Standing Down & Suspension; Occupational Health Issues; Management of PNRs and management of Grievances.

If TfL have not adequately notified the public about industrial action perhaps travellers need to ask them why?
 

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Seemingly talks have ben ongoing through ACAS since August, but without agreement. I am led to believe that the issues at the heart of the dispute include: Announcements; Cancellation of Trains; Facilities; Level One Meetings; Attendance at Work Procedure; Standing Down & Suspension; Occupational Health Issues; Management of PNRs and management of Grievances.

If TfL have not adequately notified the public about industrial action perhaps travellers need to ask them why?

Apparently the Depot Management at Hammersmith Train Crew Depot is 90% the reason of the strike action.
 
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westv

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I'd love to know why 80% of members didn't vote and which way they would of if they had to.
 

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Is that 7 days public notice or notice to the employer?

Why (and how) would the union formally notify the public. They don't have any communication interface with the public. It's up to the operator to inform the passengers that they cannot provide a normal advertised service.
 

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Why (and how) would the union formally notify the public. They don't have any communication interface with the public. It's up to the operator to inform the passengers that they cannot provide a normal advertised service.

Sorry I worded my post badly. One of those cases of thinking one thing, and writing another.


I meant that surely tfl should have to give the same amount of notice to the public?
 

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"Very limited” Circle Line services will run but TfL have warned passengers that trains will be ........ extremely busy, especially at peak times”.

Sounds about bloody normal then!

Does this mean there will be 4 empty District lines arriving at Edgware Road for every 1 totally wedged H&C running into Central London, rather than the usual 3?
 
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