Overview
- RMT Tube drivers plan two 24-hour strikes starting at noon on Tuesday, May 19, and again at noon on Thursday, May 21.
- TfL expects no service on the Circle and Piccadilly lines, with closures on the Central line between White City and Liverpool Street and the Metropolitan line between Baker Street and Aldgate.
- Buses, the Elizabeth line, the DLR, London Overground, and trams will run, though they will be far busier and some trains will start later or finish earlier around the strike windows.
- The dispute centers on a voluntary four-day working pattern that keeps weekly hours, which Aslef accepted but RMT argues would lengthen shifts and raise safety concerns.
- Separate TSSA action will cut London Northwestern Railway services on Friday, May 22, and Saturday, May 23, and RMT has signaled more Tube strikes from June 16 to 19 if talks fail.