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Train, Tube and bus strikes: What you need to know

Londoners are get set for another few days of industrial action on the rail network, as well as further action on the London Underground and on several key bus routes.

Unions including the RMT and TSSA are in dispute over pay, job cuts and changes to terms and conditions.

Rail companies have said they can only fund a pay rise through reform.

As the strikes go ahead, check out our guide with information and advice.

18 August 2022

Transport for London

London tube strikes

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