Claims extracted
13
sentences that state something as happening or true
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15%
2 of 13 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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A series of tube strikes have been planned between November and February as unionised train drivers hit out at four-day working week proposals.
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drivers → plan → proposals
The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) has announced that tube drivers will launch industrial action for a total of eight days, starting on Thursday 26 November.
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drivers → announce → Thursday
The rolling 24-hour tube strikes are the latest industrial action to stem from opposition to four-day work weeks set out by Transport for London.
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strikes → stem → London
Four-day working week arrangements are voluntary under TfL plans, with drivers able to opt in to work for four days instead of five.
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drivers → opt → days
RMT opposes the plan as trade unionists have argued that a compression of the working week will lead to longer hours worked, including earlier starts and later finishes, as well as short-notice changes to shifts.
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compression → oppose → shifts
The planned dates are:
- Thursday 26 November 2026
- Thursday 17 December 2026
- Saturday 19 December 2026
- Monday 4 January 2027
- Wednesday 6 January 2027
- Wednesday 17 February 2027
- Tuesday 23 February 2027
- Thursday 25 February 2027
The union believes working rights will be weakened as a result, with some tube drivers also fearing that the change could “pave the way for hundreds of job cuts” following published staffing plans for the Bakerloo line.
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change → plan → line
The separate train drivers’ union Aslef has accepted a deal by transport bosses.
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union → accept → bosses
Tube strikes to hit London again
RMT chief Eddie Dempsey called on Sir Sadiq Khan, the London mayor who is the chair of TfL, to withdraw the proposals.
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who → hit → proposals
“London Underground is attempting to dress up a wholesale attack on drivers’ working conditions as a voluntary four-day week,” Dempsey said.
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Dempsey → attempt → week
“There is nothing voluntary about a scheme that forces drivers to give up existing protections whether they work four days or five, and threatens those who refuse with displacement from their depots.
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who → be → depots
“RMT is not opposed to a genuine four-day working week that benefits our members, but we will not accept it being used as a vehicle for job cuts, intensified working and the erosion of terms and conditions.”
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it → oppose → terms
A new round of tube strikes is likely to irk businesses across the city, who depend on commuters travelling to high streets around London.
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who → irk → London
The last strikes too place in June while industrial action in May was suspended after last-minute talks with TfL.
TfL and the mayor of London have been approached for comment.
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action → suspend → comment
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