London-wide Tube attacks hit underground, rail and bus services – follow live – Henry’s Club

Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines has dismissed questions about his £590,000 pay as thousands of rail workers go on strike over pay and conditions.

a bbc breakfast The reporter on Thursday highlighted Mr Haines’s recent salary increase from £544,000 to £590,000, saying: “That’s a huge sum for people listening. How do you defend it?”

Mr. Haines replied: “What happened I am a

Salary cut last year, so this coming year my salary will be exactly the same as 2018.

Railway union leaders have warned the long-running dispute over wages, jobs and conditions will continue “as long as it takes” as travel chaos continues for a second day.

Thousands of members of Rail, Maritime and Transport Association (RMT), Transport Salaried Employees Association (TSSA) and unite There was a walk out yesterday, affecting network rail and train operators across the country.

There will be another strike on Saturday, while RMT members in the London Underground and London Overground and some bus drivers in the capital in Unite are on strike today.

Unions continue to charge transport secretary Grant Shapps to the standoff rail dispute.

TSSA Secretary General Manuel Cortés has said that he hopes “common sense will prevail now” and that the unions’ demands will be met.

“But for this to happen, Grant Shapps must either come to the table or give a mandate to train operators to negotiate and break this impasse.

“Until there is an agreement acceptable to our members, this dispute will continue as long as it takes time.”

Commuters faced further disruption in their travel this week as underground workers are now conducting walkouts following the rail strike.

Services will continue to be affected due to another nationwide strike tomorrow.

But why is the strike happening, and what have unions, rail companies and the government said about the disruption?

Here’s everything you need to know about these strikes:

As Tube workers walk-out today on the heels of nationwide rail strikes, and with strike action to come, that means transportation disruptions are likely to continue throughout the weekend.

TfL is advising customers to “avoid traveling on the Tube if possible and only travel on the rest of the network if necessary”.

There will be “severe disruption” on all lines, with little or no service throughout the day and no night tube.

a coordinated bus strike Will even see some services out of operation.

But if you have an essential trip, how can you get around London,

Employees of the London Underground and bus services are on strike today as part of a long-running dispute over jobs and pensions.

24 Hour Tube Strike Today To See RMT Union Members Working For London underground Walkout staged.

About 10,000 Tube workers in the union are likely to go on strike, causing major disruption to TfL’s network.

Along with him, 1,100 members of the Unite union working on the London Underground, Croydon Tramlink, Victoria Coach Station, Dial-a-Ride and River Service will also walk out today.

And around 400 London Overground workers employed by Arriva Rail London will walk out separately today, while bus drivers working for United London will also strike today and tomorrow.