At the end of the month the capital will yet again face Tube strikes, the first in a series of planned industrial actions this year.

Rail unions announced on Monday (January 11) that they have not come to an agreement with London Underground bosses with regards to the Night Tube and pay conditions and therefore set dates for the first bout of strikes in 2016.

ASLEF, RMT, TSSA and Unite union members on the London Underground will take three days of strike action, with the first set for January 26.

Staff will also strike on February 15 and February 17, two days in one week.

In response to the industrial action announcement, Steve Griffiths, Chief Operating Officer for London Underground (LU), said: “The unions' position is absurd and detached from the real world.

“Apparently, above-inflation pay rises, the creation of 700 more Tube jobs and the total protection of the work-life balance of existing staff are grounds for strikes.

“The truth is that they expect our customers to pay for their excessive demands for even more money, fewer hours and a four day week.

“No employer could allow this and strike action will change nothing. There is no more money.

“London needs a Night Tube service and we have made all of the running to implement it fairly. The only thing standing in the way is union intransigence.”

Understandably, Londoners also hit out at the announcement, as commuters are likely to be the ones hit hardest by the days the Tube won't be in operation.

'I could not give a flying monkeys of a s*** anymore'

The London subreddit on Reddit was particularly vocal about the announcement, with one user suggesting the automation of the lines to prevent further strikes, saying: “I think it's time we replace tube drivers with some lines of C++”.

Another Reddit user said: “I think part of the problem may now be that, because there have been so many strikes lately, people stop caring what they are striking against. I know I have.

“The tube staff may have a perfectly reasonable beef at this point for all I know, but I could not give a flying monkeys of a s*** anymore if they do or don't. Which, in my opinion, will make their corner much more difficult to fight from if they did have a legitimate issue in terms of public support.”

Twitter was also rife with Londoners complaining about the Tube strikes, with some comparing them to the Junior Doctors strikes that started on Tuesday (January 12).

Yesterday, London Mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan butted heads with Boris Johnson after claims there have been twice as many Tube strikes under the Mayor.

Boris told Sadiq that "he emanates from the bowels of the unions", comparing him to previous Mayor, Ken Livingstone.

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