Tube strike set for Budget day, 15 March

Image above: Library image of a shuttered Tube station

Strike likely to shut down entire Tube network

London Underground drivers are to strike on budget day (Wednesday 15 March) due to ongoing disputes over pensions and working arrangements.

The 24-hour strike was confirmed by the train drivers’ union Aslef on Wednesday (February 22).

Aslef said Tube train drivers voted by 99%, on a turnout of 77%, in favour of a strike. Alongside drivers, test train and engineering train drivers, including those in management, will walk out.

Finn Brennan, Aslef’s full-time organiser on the Underground, said:

“The size of these ‘yes’ votes and the large turnouts show that our members are not prepared to put up any longer with the threats to their working conditions and pensions. We understand that Transport for London faces financial challenges, post-pandemic, but our members are simply not prepared to pay the price for the Government’s failure to properly fund London’s public transport system.”

Rail workers’ strikes have been ongoing for months, leaving many people unable to get to work and significantly affecting businesses.

The last time Aslef tube drivers went on strike, in 2015, it caused a complete shutdown of the underground network.

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