Strike 8th & 9th July

And if I recall the policy correctly even if you are not on strike you cannot use a staff pass on NR services which are normally outside the validity of the staff pass. You have to pay a fare like everyone else or else use DLR, Overground or Bus. If you have privilege fare facilities you can't travel to work on NR services on a strike day and pay the priv fare as the priv facility is for leisure travel. Normal full fare applies (unless you already a priv rate season ticket covering the journey you want to make and then the issue is academic anyway!).

That's how it was when I was an employing manager but it MAY have changed since I left LU.

If you are not striking Staff Passes would only be valid in Standard Class on the usual NR services;
Upminster - Fenchurch St
Stratford - Liverpool Street (non-LO)
Kentish Town - Elephant & Castle or London Bridge
Finsbury Park - Moorgate (via Drayton Park only)
West Ruislip-South Ruislip
Euston - Watford Junction (non-LO)
Amersham - Marylebone
London Overground
TfL Rail

If you are not striking you should be able to claim back any additional expenses getting to work. Speak to your manager.

They have those signs in stations saying "D*n't t@ke !t out on our staff". Wouldn't mind a few "D*n't t@ke !t out on your customers" signs in mess rooms

Well the TFL site is now saying there is no service on any lines, but advertising it as a "special service." Odd!

All lines now showing "suspended." Another long day coming up for some tomorrow.

I would guess its because their shifts maybe start before the strike, but end during the strikes.

Yes, my understanding with these sorts of industrial action is that staff withdrawing their labour do so by refusing to work any shift that starts during the strike period, regardless of when it ends.
So if the strike is 21:30 Day 1 to 21:29 day 2 and your shifts start at 21:00 both days then it is day 2's shift you will not work. Obviously the union will work out the timing to minimise the number of people whose shift pattern is so out of phase with the strike times but it can happen.

For something like a train operator this makes sense as otherwise they could just down tools wherever they happened to be at 21:30, even if that is between stations.

Well quite. Certainly in the case of Aslef Shrugged:

But once the shift is over that's it from you and, obviously, if your relief is due to book on after the start of the strike period there ain't gonna be anyone to take over. So if you're booked to get off the train at Leytonstone at 22:30 and be replaced by someone who was due to book on after the strike started, your train's gonna be left in the platform at Leytonstone with nobody to drive it if you're left to work until your booked finishing time. This would be detrimental to the service

Very true, of course.
Yes, in all honesty I was surprised at how quickly it was all wound down. I guess I was just trying to flesh out why there would obviously be a need to revise the service and to explain where some of the problems were coming from. It does feel, from the outside, a little be like the relevant authorities just said 'ah, sod it, let's close her down' and that more of a service could have been run. But I'm not surprised that such a comprehensive walkout had a resounding effect. Do you know if the control rooms were fully staffed? If they weren't, I suppose that could have been a factor.

Probably won't know until tomorrow morning would be my guess, as there will be some not where they should be. Frankly, I'd be surprised if there weren't any cancelled/short tripped/other trains, at least for the morning peak. It'll probably sort itself out at some point i the day, probably after the morning peak though. Could late shift drivers in theory still book on to move trains around to where they're needed for tomorrow?

This made me chuckle.

And today's losers IMO... as in those that have lost the moral ground following strike action... have beeeeeennnn....

Is it TfL.... ??

Is it the Unions.... ??

Nope... congratulations (should the article published by the Guardian be accurate) to.....

UBER

Proving that Thatcherite supply and demand policies are alive and well !!

Should the story be accurate.... from my POV... make a sentence out of the following words:
earth....
the....
of....
scum !!!!

I heard it said that the main issue was the Power Control and Shift Supply Engineer positions not being covered. Presumably the safety implication of that would be that any required recharge or reconfiguration of supplies could either not happen or take longer.

There seems to have been a rumour that one of the unions (ASLEF?) was intending for train staff to stable once the designated hour came. This seemed to go out of the window as the start of the strike came near. I can't recall any strikes in recent years where this has happened -- it's always the case that any duty started is worked through to completion. Anyone know different?