摘要："Any reduction in working hours is impractical and absolutely unaffordable, with costs that could run into the hundreds of million

9月8日，伦敦地铁员工发起为期五天的罢工，地铁几乎完全停运。

这场大规模罢工由英国铁路、海事和运输工会（RMT）组织，约有1万名员工参与，涉及司机、信号员、维修工人等多个关键岗位。

London's Tube network was brought to a near halt on Monday, as workers began a week-long strike over pay and working conditions.

据纽约时报报道，罢工的主要原因是RMT工会要求将每周工作时间从35小时缩短至32小时，最终实现一周工作四天的工作制度，同时改善换班制度和整体工作条件。

The strike on the London Underground mainly centers on a push to improve conditions and eventually to move to a 32-hour, four-day workweek.

作为谈判的另一方，伦敦交通局（TfL）提出3.4%加薪的解决方案，但拒绝缩短工时，认为财政难以承受。

"Any reduction in working hours is impractical and absolutely unaffordable, with costs that could run into the hundreds of millions of pounds," the transit authority said in a statement, adding that it had made a "fair offer" of a 3.4 percent pay increase for all London Underground staff members, in line with inflation in February.

根据伦敦交通局数据，红色、棕色、黄色部分展示了地铁运行受影响情况 图源：BBC

TfL称，周一至周四期间绝大多数线路将完全停运或仅维持极有限运力。早高峰期间，伦敦道路严重拥堵，公交车等替代交通工具超载运行。共享单车租赁需求激增60%，TfL出行应用和网站因访问量过大一度崩溃。

Services were expected to be severely affected across the week, with delays and cancellations leaving millions of commuters scrambling for alternatives.

尽管交通部门已提前发布警告，但市民出行仍然受到严重影响。

他们反映自己被迫提前1个小时出门仍然遇到严重堵车，有人称因线路停运不得不辗转多路公交，通勤时间几乎翻倍，等待过程中看到人群焦躁不安......

伦敦市长萨迪克·可汗（Sadiq Khan）批评罢工行动给数百万通勤者生活带来严重干扰，称这是“伦敦的坏消息（bad news for London）”。唐宁街敦促RMT工会和TfL尽快恢复谈判，称伦敦民众已经“受够了混乱”。

In a statement, Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London who also chairs Transport for London, said that "nobody wants to see strike action or disruption for Londoners," adding that "strikes have a serious impact on London's businesses and commuters." He urged the trade union and employer to "get around the table to resolve this matter", and reopen the network.

尽管不少通勤者对罢工表示理解，支持地铁员工维权。但市民对罢工的不满和对加薪诉求的反感正在升温，他们认为不应该这样“惩罚市民”。

英媒《标准晚报》报道称，车站员工年薪至少3.5万英镑，司机超过7万英镑，还享有养老金和免费交通等优厚待遇。这些数字引发了公众对工人薪资要求的质疑。

Tube drivers earn just over £70,000 while station staff earn a minimum of £35,000 a year, a salary that typically rises within a year to £46,000 a year.

这些争议引发了社会广泛关注。人们在媒体或社交平台直言：“罢工让大家生活更困难，而地铁员工已经拿着比普通伦敦人高很多的工资。”

此次罢工被视为近年来伦敦地铁系统最严重的劳资冲突之一，折射出英国公共交通行业普遍面临的运营压力与劳工矛盾。目前，工会和TfL仍在进行谈判，尚未达成最终协议，罢工活动仍在持续。

记者：陈月华

来源：中国日报双语新闻一点号