A 48-hour strike by staff on London’s Docklands Light Railway (DLR) caused misery for commuters in the capital yesterday.
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London’s underground Tube network in east London and on the Jubilee, Central and District lines will be “much busier” than usual, Transport for London, which oversees the city’s public transport, said in a statement.
Strikes by the transport union RMT will halt the DLR today and tomorrow in the service’s first all-out two-day strike.
RMT confirmed the strike action after, according to the union, KeolisAmey “refused to address concerns” on agency staff, imposition of changes to the control centre managing movement and power, and risk assessment and safety issues of both workers and commuters.
In particular, DLR interchanges Canning Town, Bank, Stratford, Canary Wharf, Canada Water, West Ham and Shadwell are set to be packed as Square Mile workers seek alternative routes.
“We have put on extra buses on existing bus routes that operate along the DLR route and staff will also be available to help”.
Of the RMT members who voted, 92 per cent approved industrial action, which is focused on contractor Keolis, which operates the DLR on behalf of Transport for London. “Our management team remains open to talks with the RMT, if the union is prepared to work towards a resolution”.
“The responsibility for the massive disruption that will kick in from early tomorrow morning is entirely down to the aggressive and bullying attitude of the new management who don’t seem to understand the basic principles of industrial relations”.
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There will be no DLR services during the strike, with normal services expected to resume by late morning on Thursday.
