London Underground trains parked at Stratford Market depot during a previous tube strike
The 24-hour tube driver strikes will begin at noon on 26 November and include dates in December, January and February. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA
The 24-hour tube driver strikes will begin at noon on 26 November and include dates in December, January and February. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA
Commuters and shoppers face disruption from tube driver strikes in run-up to Christmas

RMT union calls eight 24-hour strikes on London Underground in opposition to plans for four-day week

Tube train drivers in the RMT union have called eight 24-hour strikes running over 16 days – including six in the lead-up to Christmas – that threaten to bring transport chaos to the capital.