Overview

• RMT action starts with a 24-hour walkout at Ruislip depot from 6pm on Friday, 5 September, followed by network-wide strikes from 7–11 September with little or no Underground service expected.
• DLR services are separately due to shut on 9 and 11 September as part of a distinct RMT dispute, while the Elizabeth line and London Overground are not part of the action but are expected to be busy.
• TfL says negotiations ended with no resolution and warns disruption is inevitable without a climbdown by Friday night, as the RMT maintains the strikes are going ahead and no further meetings are planned.
• The dispute focuses on fatigue and rota concerns tied to the union’s push for a 32-hour week, which TfL calls unaffordable, with TfL offering a 3.4% pay rise; the Evening Standard reported a union source suggesting even a small cut in hours could ease pressure.
• CEBR estimates a direct economic hit of about £230 million and event organisers are adjusting plans, with Coldplay rescheduling Wembley dates, while the RMT also threatens a ballot of ABM cleaners over pay and sick pay in a related dispute.