I know the next P concert is the 9/09 but it may affect anyone trying to catch a tube after midnight.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/h...974841.stm

mattj said:

did u actually read any of that page?

strike starts 3rd sept and ends 6pm on thurdsay 6th sept (the day of the next show), the next possible strike to start on 10th sept, but it doesn't affect all the lines, importantly not the northern line or jubilee line, so the tube will run to the 02 from kings cross


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Tube strike travel chaos expected

The first 72-hour strike will start on Monday
Tube passengers face travel chaos despite two out of three maintenance unions calling off planned strikes.
The RMT union said 2,300 members would walk out for 72 hours from 1800 BST. Services will be reduced from 1630 BST in advance of the strike.

Unite and the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) called off their planned strikes after talks.

The RMT action follows fears over jobs and pensions after the collapse of maintenance firm Metronet.

Passengers are being urged to complete their journeys by 1700 BST on Monday.

London Underground (LU) warned it would have to start reducing services from about 1630 BST.

LU said in a statement: "To ensure the safe operation of the network, it will be necessary to get trains back to depots before strike action commences."

It said the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines, which are maintained by Tube Lines, would be running.

'No guarantees'

The unions have been seeking guarantees there will be no job losses, forced transfers or cuts in pensions as a result of Metronet's collapse in July, when it went into administration.

Unite said on Monday its 500 members would not be going on strike.

Regional officer Brian Harris said: "After days of intense negotiations we're pleased to announce that Unite is calling off its industrial action at Metronet."

The Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) said its 360 members would not be going ahead with a strike planned for Tuesday.

However, it said its members would take part in the second 72-hour strike next Monday if a matter concerning pensions was not resolved later this week.

Affected underground lines
Bakerloo
Central
Victoria
Circle
District
East London
Hammersmith & City
Metropolitan
Waterloo & City

RMT general secretary Bob Crow said: "There has been no contact over the weekend from Metronet or the administrator so as far as we are concerned the strike will definitely go ahead."

He said the union had not received the "copper-bottomed guarantees" it had been seeking.

The only assurances received so far were related to jobs and transfers and covered only the period of administration, he added.

He warned of a second 72-hour strike on 10 September if the issue was not resolved.

The RMT predicts the Tube network will "grind to a halt" as a result of the industrial action.

It would be incomprehensible to disrupt the lives of millions of Londoners

London mayor Ken Livingstone

A spokesman said services would still run, but any problems with maintenance of trains, tracks or signalling would not be repaired.

"If anything goes wrong, it will stay wrong," he said.

London Mayor Ken Livingstone has said all Metronet employees were given written assurances there would be no reduction in jobs or transfers of employees from Metronet.

Mr Livingstone also said staff had been assured their pensions would be fully protected.

He said: "It would be incomprehensible to disrupt the lives of millions of Londoners and lose their members significant amounts of pay when all of the assurances they have asked for have been given."

Dan Hodges, Director of TfL, said: "We have been asking RMT to tell us what further guarantees they require to avert this dispute.

"We have been waiting since Sunday afternoon and have still received no communications from them."
[Edited 9/3/07 7:56am]

Yeah - but bear in mind that although the Jubilee Line is not affected directly, because most of the other lines are the trains are going to be heaving. I'd advise anyone to either give themselves loads of time, maybe if you live near the end of the line travel there to join the train or travel by overground train to Greenwich or Charlton and jump a bus to the dome.