Has working from home affected the dynamic of the recent London Underground strikes?
It still takes some getting used to when Transport for London - which relies on fares - asks commuters to work from home if they can ahead of a Tube strike. So has working from home affected the dynamic of such industrial action?
"Nobody's suggesting strikes don't impact. Sadly they do. But WFH definitely lessens their impact and over time more so." Richard Burge, chief executive of the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said: "The last two years hit London disproportionately hard and the capital is desperately trying to claw back some sense of normality after a tumultuous two years.
In this Tube dispute, RMT members want their pensions left alone and the plan to cut 600 posts to be dropped.For the unions, it doesn't really matter what the level of disruption is - the crucial thing is whether it gets LU management to change their policy on pensions and post closures.In fact, as the pension review and the removal of posts are already part of a previous government bailout deal, it's very difficult to see how that can be resolved.
"The risk with this is it creates a downward spiral of demand, worsening the city's public transport network.
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