Do rail strikes affect the underground?

Tube passengers have been warned to expect “severe disruption” across the London Underground when thousands of station staff go on strike next week.Transport for London said most lines would be “severely affected” by the RMT walkouts next Wednesday and Friday, and some may not be able to open.



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Tube passengers have been warned to expect “severe disruption” across the London Underground when thousands of station staff go on strike next week.Transport for London said most lines would be “severely affected” by the RMT walkouts next Wednesday and Friday, and some may not be able to open.

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What is the rail strike about? Rail union leaders and carriers agreed to a tentative deal in September that included pay raises for members. But many union workers voted against the deal, in part because they have been pushing for paid sick days, which they currently do not receive.

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The railroads estimated that a rail strike would cost the economy $2 billion a day in a report issued earlier this fall.

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