Monday 6 June 2022 07:28 AM The party is over! Misery for Londoners as unions stage 24-HOUR Tube strike ... trends now
Tube stations across London will remain closed due to strike action today, creating commuting misery for workers as they try to return to their desks following the four-day Platinum Jubilee weekend.
London Underground advised people not to travel, warning of severe disruption across the network from the start of service on Monday and lasting until 8am on Tuesday.
Fed-up commuters were seen forming long queues at bus stops under grey skies and rain, while traffic began to build on the city's road networks.
The chaos has been caused by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), who are taking industrial action in a dispute over jobs and pensions.
And today's action could just be the start of a feared 'summer of discontent', after unions recently threatened a national rail strike, which would see Network Rail forced to operate on a skeleton timetable to reserve tracks for the movement of goods - with passengers only having access to key services.
Transport for London (TfL) warned on Monday that some train services will run but many stations, especially those in central and south London, will be closed, while others may only open for limited periods.
Other TfL services, including DLR, London Overground and Trams, are not affected by the industrial action and will be running but will be busier.
The only Tube lines which have services today are the Jubilee Line, between Finchley Road and Stanmore, and the Northern Line, between Edgware and Golders Green, East Finchley and High Barnet and between Finchley Central and Mill Hill East.
Long queues formed outside bus stops across the capital on Monday morning as most Tube stations remained closed
Tube stations across London will be closed until Tuesday at 8am after the RMT union staged at 24-hour walkout in a dispute over pensions and pay. Pictured: Commuters are barred from entering Tottenham Court Road Station
The disruption will last until 8am on Tuesday with commuters facing chaos on the return to work after the four-day Platinum Jubilee weekend
TfL said no proposals have been tabled on pensions or terms and conditions, and nobody will lose their jobs because of the proposals it has set out.
As part of previous funding agreements, the Government has required TfL to work towards achieving financial sustainability on its operations by April 2023.
TfL has proposed not recruiting into around 500 to 600 posts as they become vacant.
Andy Lord, TfL's chief operating officer, said: 'I'd like to apologise to London for the impact this strike will have on journeys.
'We know it's going to be damaging to London and the economy, at a time when public transport is playing a crucial role in the
