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LONDON — Transport in London will come to a halt on Friday as tube and bus workers strike over wages and conditions amid labor market disputes as double-digit inflation eats into wages. .
Severe disruption is expected on all London Underground lines, London overground services will be curtailed and dozens of bus lines in the west of the city will not operate as normal, the transport industry said. London (TFL) said.
Tens of thousands of workers from the broader national rail network left work on Thursday and are set to leave again on Saturday.
Commuters across the country have already endured disruptions from this year's rail strike inflation.
Inflation in July was his highest since February 1982, at 10.1%, according to data. This is because higher energy costs due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine hit consumers directly through household costs and indirectly through higher food prices.
Therefore, companies claiming rising costs and falling demand have limited room for bargaining, unions claiming workers cannot afford to live, and large increases in wages. Conflicts have arisen with concerned governments. inflation.
The trade union RMT said the underground strike was in response to the lack of job and pension guarantees from the TFL. TFL itself is in lengthy negotiations with the government after an emergency state funding deal, necessitated in part by post-pandemic passenger declines, expires.
Others in the UK workers in many industries are also planning future strikes or heading for industrial action. It is included. (Reporting by William James, Editing by Alex Richardson)
