On Nov 30, 1:23*am, Mizter T wrote:
On Nov 26, 9:16*am, (Roy Badami) wrote:



While we're at it, have any further strike dates been announced?
I couldn't immediately find any info on the web.

In furtherance to this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-11868952

---quote---
Tube strike: Union walkouts 'could escalate' in London

The fourth 24-hour strike over job cuts in London Underground ticket
offices has ended, with unions warning their walkouts could escalate
in 2011.

Industrial action lasting two or three days was possible in the New
Year, the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union and the Transport
Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) said.

But there would be no strikes over the Christmas period, they added.
[...continues...]
---/quote---

I dunno if that therefore rules out action on Boxing Day (26th), or
whether that doesn't count as it's a separate dispute. This is what
Bob Crow is reported to have said (in the above article):

"We are moving towards an escalation of the action in the New Year,
[...] I will not be recommending any action this side of 2 January,
but come 2011 we will have to consider escalating strikes to more than
one day."

So the Boxing Day strike might be off the cards then, but some two day-
ers could be what's on offer instead.

As a matter of fact, what happens with regard to Oyster PAYG on strike
days. I only ask because I was going home yesterday (on the tube!!!,
so so much for London being in "lockdown" as per Mr Crow) and when the
train got to Seven Sisters there was an announcement that "Tottenham
Hale is closed, passengers for Tottenham Hale please alight here and
take bus no. 41". OK, that will get someone to Tottenham Hale without
too much inconvenience, but someone on Oyster PAYG would have to touch
out at Seven Sisters and touch in again on the no. 41 bus, thus
incurring an extra fare. It seems a little unfair that people are
being penalised in this way.