So, there was a 48-hour tube strike between June 9 and June 11 called by RMT union. Trust me, it was disastrous. The whole london transport system was basically paralysed. There were congestion everywhere and you have to take alternative routes which take forever to travel from one place to another. The streets were all crowded with the city dwellers whom usually commute underground. Though replacement buses were available, they were still not enough to cope with this tube strike. I'm sure that this whole tube strike incident had a massive impact on London's economy.
Now, I'm not a frequent public transport user. Throughout the strike, I only had to use the public transport to send a friend to the airport. However, that experience itself was really unpleasant. It must have been even worse for those who depend heavily on the tube network. On a normal day, it will take me about 1 hour and 10 minutes to get to Heathrow airport (10 minutes walk to King's Cross Station + 1 hour tube journey) and the whole journey will cost roughly £2. But yesterday, it took us more than an hour by bus to get to Paddigton station and the alternate connecting rail to heathrow would take half an hour and it was £10 for a return ticket. At the end of the day, I just sent my friend off at Paddington Station because I was running late for another appointment and the additional cost to the airport was just too much for me.
Tube strike. It was really an irresponsible action of the RMT union. But I do not deny that it is an effective leverage card for the union. I didn't follow the news till the end, I wonder if the union manage to gain anything from the negotiation. Nyeh, nasty bastard.
Now, I'm not a frequent public transport user. Throughout the strike, I only had to use the public transport to send a friend to the airport. However, that experience itself was really unpleasant. It must have been even worse for those who depend heavily on the tube network. On a normal day, it will take me about 1 hour and 10 minutes to get to Heathrow airport (10 minutes walk to King's Cross Station + 1 hour tube journey) and the whole journey will cost roughly £2. But yesterday, it took us more than an hour by bus to get to Paddigton station and the alternate connecting rail to heathrow would take half an hour and it was £10 for a return ticket. At the end of the day, I just sent my friend off at Paddington Station because I was running late for another appointment and the additional cost to the airport was just too much for me.
Tube strike. It was really an irresponsible action of the RMT union. But I do not deny that it is an effective leverage card for the union. I didn't follow the news till the end, I wonder if the union manage to gain anything from the negotiation. Nyeh, nasty bastard.
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