There are limited options for thousands of London commuters today as Underground workers strike.
Around 50,000 Network Rail workers and 13 train operators have also walked out as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT)strike over what they see as unsatisfactory pay, job losses and pension disputes.
Labour were damning in response to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps and said he "hasn’t lifted a finger to resolve this dispute".
Shapps said: "They [the public] know this week’s rail strikes are the full responsibility of the unions."
During a cost of living crisis, options instead of travelling by train may not be ideal, so which tube lines have been affected and how long will the strikes last?
Which Tube lines are affected?
Tube lines affected by the walkout include the Jubilee , Bakerloo, Central and Circle lines.
The full list is as follows:
- Bakerloo line
- Central Line
- Circle line
- District line
- Hammersmith & City line
- Jubilee line
- Metropolitan line
- Northern line
- Piccadilly line
- Victoria line
- Waterloo & City line
The Elizabeth line and London Overground will also experience severe disruption.
On June 21, all Tube lines will be affected including the Overground and the Elizabeth line. Bus services and the DLR will be extremely busy as a result.
How long will the Tube strikes last?
Strikes on the London Underground are on June 21, but lines will be affected until June 26.
Today, people are being told to finish their journey by 6pm while Overground services will run from 7.30am until 6pm.
June 22
- No services to run before 8am.
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Reduced service on the London Overground and Elizabeth line "until mid-morning".
June 23 to 26
- Reduced service on the London Overground and Elizabeth line. Overground to run from 7.30am and you should complete your journey by 6pm.
- Disruption is likely on all Tube lines on from 24-26 June.
- Bakerloo line from Queens Park to Harrow and Wealdstone affected on June 23 and 25.
- District line branch of Richmond and Wimbledon on June 23 and 25 will only operate between 7.30am and 6.30pm.
- The Waterloo & City line will be closed on June 25.
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Central, Jubilee and Victoria lines will see strike action on June 25 and 26.
Strikes by RMT on Network Rail are scheduled for June 21, 23 and 25 and further action has been threatened. This has a knock-on effect on services on the Underground.
Strikes by Aslef union workers will be across June 23 and July 2 on Greater Anglia trains. Further action has been called on Croydon Tramlink for July 13 and 14.
With other strikes being threatened in key sectors like teaching, RMT general secretary Mick Lynch warned of further unrest as "people can't take it anymore".
He said: "The dead hand of this Tory government is all over this.
"Until they allow employers to negotiate freely, I can’t see that we are going to get a settlement to the issues that are in front of us."
Shapps proposed new legislation to counter the plans of further unrest, saying a new law may allow agency workers to cover striking staff.
He told LBC radio: "We are going to change the law to ensure there can be much more flexibility, the law which is sometimes referred to as agency is actually more about transferability.
"That sort of modernisation can be achieved, if we can't get it by agreement with the unions, by changing the law. And we will change the law in rapid order in the next month or two to ensure that transferable skills are allowed."
Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham criticised the proposal, citing the recent scandal involving P&O.
Graham said: "When P&O broke the law this government gave them a slap on the wrist. When trade unions defend pay and jobs they change the law."
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