Subway Workers Stage Second Strike in Week
From Times Wire Reports
Hundreds of thousands of Londoners struggled to get to their jobs as a one-day strike by subway workers produced commuter chaos in the British capital for the second time in a week.
Businesspeople jogged in suits, backpacks strapped over their shoulders. Others wobbled along on bicycles. Thames River bridges were jammed with pedestrians.
The strike was called to protest a 3% pay raise, which unions say is too low. That increase boosted train driver pay to $48,474. The unions are seeking a 5.7% hike.
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