When is the next Tube strike? London Underground walkouts set to grind network to a halt in July
The train and Tube strikes which have brought disruption to the transport network for over a year are showing no signs of slowing down – with the train walkouts in June impacting the FA Cup final, Epsom Derby and England’s Test match at Lord’s.
The dispute has dragged on since the summer of 2022, with unions warning there is no end in sight.
There’s more to come in July – but as well as strike dates already announced by the unions, Tube workers are now set to add to the misery with a week of walkouts towards the end of the month.
So when are the next train strikes – and when will the Tube be affected?
When is the next Tube strike?
Workers on the London Underground have now announced they will launch a ‘week of action’ beginning on Sunday July 23 until Friday July 28- with some form of strike or walkout every day except for Monday July 24.
Workers in different grades and sections of the tube will walk out on each of the affected days – meaning that different parts of the network will be affected each time.
This is in addition to strikes across the main train network due to take place on Thursday, July 20 Saturday, July 22 and Saturday July 29.
The RMT has said the action is in response to 600 jobs being at risk on the network, affecting every aspect of the Tube including stations and maintenance’.
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: ‘This week of action will shut down the London Underground and show just how important the work of our members is.
Trains that will be affected by strikes in July 2023
- Avanti West Coast
- CrossCountry
- East Midlands Railway
- Great Western Railway
- LNER
- TransPennine Express
London commuter operators:
- C2C
- Greater Anglia
- GTR (Gatwick Express, Great Northern, Southern, Thameslink)
- Southeastern
- South Western Railway
- London Underground
Midlands and North of England operators:
- Chiltern Railways
- Northern Trains
- West Midlands Trains
‘Plans by TfL to cut 600 jobs and attack our members pensions are simply unacceptable.
‘We are aware that Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has had the TfL budget cut.
‘However, he needs to align himself with our union and his London Underground staff in pushing back against the Tory government, exposing their damaging agenda to a key part of London transport infrastructure.’
Glynn Barton, TfL’s chief operating officer, said the agency was ‘disappointed’ by the announcement.
Mr Lynch previously said that the July walkout ‘will show the country just how important railway staff are to the running of the rail industry.
He added: ‘The government continues to shackle the companies and will not allow them to put forward a package that can settle this dispute.’
Could there be train or Tube strikes in August?
Although nothing has yet been announced, it’s possible that there could be more strike dates in August across both either the train or Tube network.
Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan has warned that the strikes could drag on for up to five years, saying that workers do not want to be on strike but they are ‘determined’ to resolve the dispute.
‘We are in this if it takes us four years, five years, whatever it is, to get a resolution to this, we will do what it takes to get to that resolution,’ he told Sky News.
Unions have to give at least two weeks’ notice before going on strike – which means they could announce dates for any time in August, or possibly even more at the end of July.
In May, members of the RMT union voted to renew their mandate to continue taking industrial action for the next six months.
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