24-hour strike planned by Tube drivers

 Commuters face chaos on the London Underground next month after Tube drivers announced they will stage a 24-hour strike over working conditions.

Members of Aslef will walk out on Oct 5, threatening huge disruption for passengers and visitors to the capital.

The drivers voted by almost 9-1 to strike and a bigger margin for other forms of industrial action.

Finn Brennan, Aslef ’s organiser on London Underground, said LU had failed to deliver on pledges to improve work-life balance as part of the 2015 pay settlement.

He said: “As part of the settlement of the dispute over the introduction of Night Tube, LU agreed to allow drivers to reduce the number of shifts they work and to reduce the percentage of weekend shifts worked by July this year.”