London set for tube strike chaos as RMT announces new wave of 24-hour walkouts

The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) confirmed eight days of strike action will ensue.

The first of which is set to take place this month, with November 26 pencilled in as a day of disruption in the capital.

The union said its decision to launch a series of rolling 24-hour strikes was in opposition to a voluntary four-day working week alongside a new Trains Modernisation Framework.

They say the proposals will force drivers to surrender protections whether they work four or five days a week.

The RMT also warns drivers face increased time spent driving trains, earlier starts and later finishes, short-notice shift changes and “attacks” on existing transfer rights and annual leave arrangements.

They confirmed the strikes will begin at noon on the following dates: •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

RMT general secretary Eddie Dempsey said: “London Underground is attempting to dress up a wholesale attack on drivers’ working conditions as a voluntary four-day week.

“But 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.

“Our members are being asked to spend more time driving trains, accept longer and more unpredictable shifts and surrender agreements that have been negotiated and defended over many years.

“This is not about improving work-life balance. It is about squeezing more work out of fewer drivers while giving management greater flexibility at the expense of our members.

“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.

“London Underground must withdraw these damaging proposals and engage seriously with the union to reach a negotiated settlement.

“Our members are determined to defend their jobs, working conditions and the safety of the Underground, and they have our union’s full support in taking strike action.”