TfL Ref: FOI-2147-1617
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 2 February 2017 asking for information about strikes since 2015.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm we do hold the information you require.
A strike is what is normally referred to as a withdrawal of labour from an organised group of employees in protest to the organisation’s action or proposed course of action in a particular matter. The impact of any strike action taken against the organisation varies and is dependent on the nature of the dispute, the number of unions involved and where the strike has been called. Therefore the impact of the strikes listed below vary from affecting the whole tube network to localised action affecting only part of the network.
We encourage unions to engage in discussions to resolve any disputes that may result in industrial action. When it has not been possible to prevent industrial action, we roll out well prepared operational plans to ensure that services operate safely at all times under busier than normal conditions. We deploy additional staff (including managers and revenue control staff) to assist local staff and provide advice to customers. We issue communications to inform customers that services will be busier than usual. Extra bus and river services are operated to help people get around, and we continue to update the TfL website as well as our other social media outlets which we encourage our customers to check frequently to see how their journeys could be affected.
I can confirm that there has been no strike action on the London Overground in the time period requested. There was one instance of strike action on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) between 3 November to 5 November 2015, however please note that DLR staff are not employed by TfL.
Please see the information you have requested below regarding strike action on London Underground since 2015
Year | Nature of Dispute | Strike Dates | Line / Network |
2017 | Employee relocation | 25/01/17 to 26/01/17 | Central and Waterloo & City Line |
Station Staffing and Safety Arrangements | 08/01/17 to 09/01/17 | Network wide |
2016 | Christmas and New Year Working | 24/12/16 to 25/12/16 | Hammersmith & City Line and District Line |
Breakdown of Industrial Relations | 23/03/16 to 24/03/16 | Piccadilly Line |
Breakdown of Industrial Relations | 15/09/16 to 16/09/16 | Hammersmith & City Line and District Line |
2015 | Employee Terms and Conditions | 28/09/2015 | Waterloo & City Line |
Dismissal of Employee | 07/03/15 to 08/03/15 | Network wide |
Pay, Night Tube and Every Job Matters | 08/07/15 to 09/07/15 | Network wide |
05/08/15 to 06/08/15 | Network wide |
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Yours sincerely
Lee Hill
Senior FOI Case Officer
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London