It was a sight to make any London commuter’s heart sink – underground stations being closed.
Wednesday evening it was happening across the network as a strike by staff and drivers took hold.
Four unions – the RMT, TSSA, Unite and Aslef – have walked out after talks with management collapsed over pay and new night-time services.
Finn Brennan, ASLEF union lead negotiator explained why the industrial action was necessary:
“The big problem with their proposals is that it doesn’t deal with issues of work life balance and antisocial hours working. Our executive committee will now be deciding what are the next steps to take. But really progress is to be made, the company need now to be sensible and sit down with us to find a solution.”
The stoppage action is set to bring the entire Tube, as its locally known, to a standstill. London’s transport bosses have called it ‘irresponsible’ and Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron described it as ‘unacceptable’.
But its commuters wh
