Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union have walked out for 48 hours over plans to close all ticket offices at a cost of 960 jobs.Transport for London said 50% of services were running compared to about 40% during the last walkout.The strike is due to end at 20:59 on Wednesday but disruption may continue into Thursday morning.The union and London Underground have met more than 40 times through the arbitration service Acts since the last 48-hour strike in February, but talks broke down on Monday.LU has said it plans to run as many services as possible, supplemented extra bus and river services, but customers are advised to check their journeybefore they travel.
I believe that the government should intervene to meditate with the protesters. If the strike is continued, the customers will have inconvenience. If the strike is just suppressed, the protesters' dissatisfaction will rise even more.
If the protest is not violent the government should not be allowed to do anything. Yet if it becomes violent and presents a danger to other citizens something should be done to stop it.
As long as the protesters are peaceful and don't become violent, nothing should be done. Government officials should have emergency personnel nearby and also be prepared for violence if the protests continue and seem to be heading that way.
