LONDON, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Transit unions shut down London's subway system with a 24-hour strike Sunday night.
Millions of passengers will have their Monday morning rush hour disrupted after thousands of workers of the Rail Maritime and Transport union and Transport Salaried Staffs Association walked out to protest 800 job cutbacks, The Sunday Telegraph reported.
The strike follows one in September by the unions, and they plan two more in November.
The RMT and TSSA will picket tube stations across the city during the strike, which will continue until Monday evening.
To cope, Transport for London is fielding more than 100 extra buses, increasing capacity for more than 10,000 more journeys on the River Thames, marshaling taxis, and delaying or curtailing scheduled road repairs. People with bikes are being encouraged to cycle to work.
TfL said London Underground ran a third of its normal services during the last walkout, carrying more than a million people.
Bob Crow, general secretary of the RMT, said London Underground could put passengers' safety at risk by using under-trained staff during the strike.
"The RMT are, once again, scaremongering," a TfL spokesman said.
