Tube strikes November 2024: Full list of dates and times as RMT cancels action
ASLEF have suspended their members' walkout after a similar announcement from the RMT union.
Thursday 7 November 2024 14:42, UK
Planned strikes by London Underground workers have been suspended at the last minute after unions RMT and ASLEF called off their walkout.
The strikes will take place from 1 to 16 November after members of the train drivers' union ASLEF rejected a pay offer from Transport for London (TfL).
London Underground drivers, instructors, managers, and engineers who are ASLEF members were set to strike and carry out overtime bans between 1 and 16 November.
Tube staff for the RMT were set to join them, but a spokesperson said the union had suspended their strike action the day they were meant to start after "intense negotiations with London Underground management and a significantly improved offer".
Here are the dates where disruption was expected:
1 November
Engineering drivers from ASLEF will strike for 24 hours from 6pm, and an overtime ban will be in place for them until 8 November.
2 November
Engineering drivers continue to strike until 5.59pm, and their overtime ban continues.
3 November
Engineering drivers' overtime ban continues.
ASLEF managers will not work any overtime from the start of 3 November until 16 November.
4 November
Engineering drivers' overtime ban continues.
Manager overtime ban continues.
5 November
Engineering drivers' overtime ban continues.
Manager overtime ban continues.
6 November
Engineering drivers' overtime ban continues.
Manager overtime ban continues.
7 November
ASLEF train operators, instructors and managers to strike all day in a move TfL says will lead to "little to no service".
Engineering drivers' overtime ban continues.
Manager overtime ban continues.
8 November
Engineering drivers' overtime ban continues until 11.59pm.
Manager overtime ban continues.
9 November
Manager overtime ban continues.
10 November
Manager overtime ban continues.
11 November
Manager overtime ban continues.
12 November
ASLEF train operators, instructors and managers to strike all day in a move TfL says will lead to "little to no service".
Manager overtime ban continues.
13 November
Manager overtime ban continues.
14 November
Manager overtime ban continues.
15 November
Manager overtime ban continues.
16 November
Manager overtime ban continues until 11.59pm.
What lines will be affected and how can I stay in the loop?
TfL has not specified which lines will be affected, only saying to expect "severe disruption" on some days if the strikes go ahead.
It advises planning ahead before you travel by using its and .
What has ASLEF said?
ASLEF members voted overwhelmingly for the action, with 98.8% wanting strike action, with a 68% turnout.
Finn Brennan, ASLEF's London Underground organiser, said: "We don't want to go on strike - we don't want to make travelling in and around the capital more difficult for passengers and we don't want to lose a day's pay - but we have been forced into this position because London Underground management won't sit down properly and negotiate with us."
He said Transport for London's (TfL) pay offer of 3.8% plus a variable lump sum "means Underground drivers will stay on a lower salary than drivers on other TfL services while working longer hours".
ASLEF said TfL management has refused to discuss key issues, including reducing the working week and introducing paid meal times to bring drivers in line with those working on the Elizabeth line and London Overground.
What has TfL said?
After the RMT suspended its strike action, Claire Mann, TfL's chief operating officer, said: "We are pleased that the RMT has suspended its planned industrial action on the London Underground network to allow further talks. We believe that our offer is fair, affordable, good for our colleagues and good news for London.
"We will continue to work closely with all our trade unions, and urge ASLEF to also call off its planned action next week. If it goes ahead customers should check before they travel as during their strikes on November 7 and 12 there will be little to no service."