We need new laws to curb Tube strikes, say commuters
Commuters today backed Mayor Boris Johnson's call for tough new anti-strike laws to prevent waves of crippling Tube walk-outs.
Tens of thousands of Londoners faced a nightmare journey home as the latest 24-hour strike caused travel chaos and rain and windy conditions added to their misery.
Mr Johnson today challenged Prime Minister David Cameron to strengthen labour laws so workers would only be entitled to walk out if 50 per cent or more of the workforce vote for it.
There is currently no minimum number of how many members need to vote - there must just be a simple majority of those who do - and just 33 per cent of all the members of the RMT and TSSA unions supported today's strike.
The Standard understands Transport Secretary Philip Hammond would be open to the move. Mr Johnson told the Tory Party conference: "In case the Underground workers who are inflicting misery on millions of London commuters today think that they are somehow exempt from change, let me tell them straight: they are not."
An Evening Standard poll revealed that six in 10 Londoners support the proposed changes to strike law.
Donna Thatcher, 37, who got up at 4.15am today to try to get to a crucial work meeting, said: "There should be a law to stop this. It is a nightmare."
