Commuters wait at a bus stop in central London. Millions of Londoners struggled to get to work by road, rail, boat and bicycle, as a strike by London Underground workers shut down much of the city's subway system.
In London, members of two transit unions are on strike today, causing huge headaches for commuters. The city's subway system is running on a skeleton schedule.
According to The Guardian, "millions of London Underground passengers began their scramble for space on London's buses, boats and pavements this morning as a series of 24-hour strikes by tube workers disrupted the capital's transport system."
The RNT and the TSSA say they are taking a stand against job cuts in some stations, but London Mayor Boris Johnson argues the strike is about politics, mostly, as the coalition government plans to eliminate positions in the public sector.
"Contingency plans were put in place for dealing with the strikes, with 100 extra buses, escorted bike rides, marshalled taxi ranks, and capacity for 10,000 more journeys on the River Thames today," The Independent reports. "Volunteers were positioned at Tube, bus and rail stations to help people with their journeys and provide maps and other information."
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