On 06/09/10 21:49, Roland Perry wrote:
And the unions [maybe] wonder why they are
losing public support?

And as I post, close to end of service, the TfL website if it is to be
believed is still showing good service on the Jubilee, Northern and
Picadilly, and only minor delays on the Victoria (and a service
operating with minor delays on parts of the Bakerloo, too).

Are the unions maybe losing the support of a substantial proportion of
their members, too? Obviously not good for people who wanted to use the
lines this evening that are suspended or suffering severe delays, but
there is rather more running than I had expected would be the case.

I somehow got the impression that tube strikes in years gone by had been
rather more total than this -- or am I mistaken?

-roy

In message , Roy Badami
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And the unions [maybe] wonder why they are
losing public support?

And as I post, close to end of service, the TfL website if it is to be
believed is still showing good service on the Jubilee, Northern and
Picadilly, and only minor delays on the Victoria (and a service
operating with minor delays on parts of the Bakerloo, too).

The Piccadilly at least ran a full service right up to the last
knockings. All the drivers had booked on for duty before the 2100
witching hour and thus continued to work to end of service.

A few stations were closed by 2300 though.

I can't speak for the other lines.
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On 06/09/10 21:49, Roland Perry wrote:
And the unions [maybe] wonder why they are
losing public support?

And as I post, close to end of service, the TfL website if it is to be
believed is still showing good service on the Jubilee, Northern and
Picadilly, and only minor delays on the Victoria (and a service operating
with minor delays on parts of the Bakerloo, too).

I noticed that the Bakerloo went straight to 'suspended north of Queens
Park'. Is that a planned action, so that those staff who are around can run
the 'underground' services, leaving LO to pick up the north of QP pax?

As 'trainman' reported earlier, ASLEF aren't involved, and AIUI the balance
of RMT to ASLEF drivers varies considerably on different lines and at
different depots?

Paul S