Key facts
- RMT said the 24-hour walkouts will begin at noon on each of the eight strike dates.
- RMT general secretary Eddie Dempsey said London Underground was presenting a forced scheme as a voluntary four-day week.
- TfL said the four-day week is voluntary and no driver has to accept it.
- Aslef, the train drivers' union, backed the changes, which RMT said undercut its position.
The RMT union announced on Friday that London Underground drivers will stage eight 24-hour strikes between Thursday, November 26, 2026 and Thursday, February 25, 2027, in a dispute over working arrangements.
The walkouts are scheduled to begin at noon on November 26, December 17, December 19, January 4, January 6, February 17, February 23 and February 25. Six of the eight fall in the run-up to Christmas, including the last shopping weekend before the holiday.
RMT and Transport for London have been in talks for months over a four-day week for Tube drivers, following several walkouts earlier in 2026. TfL presented the union with final proposals a few weeks before the announcement, and the two sides remained deadlocked. Aslef, the train drivers' union, backed the changes.
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." He said the scheme forces drivers to give up existing protections and threatens those who refuse with displacement from their depots.
TfL has stressed that the four-day week, for drivers who earn on average more than £70,000, is voluntary and no one has to accept it.