DLR staff vote to strike January 12, 2011 CANARY WHARF is set to endure another round of travel misery, after workers on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) voted in favour of strike action yesterday. The RMT union said 162 staff from operator Serco Docklands voted to strike, with 36 voting against action in a dispute over pensions, working hours and redundancies. David Stretch, [...]
DLR staff vote to strike January 12, 2011 CANARY WHARF is set to endure another round of travel misery, after workers on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) voted in favour of strike action yesterday. The RMT union said 162 staff from operator Serco Docklands voted to strike, with 36 voting against action in a dispute over pensions, working hours and redundancies. David Stretch, [...]
The insurance man turns to banking March 30, 2011 AFTER nine years at the helm of London’s insurance market Lloyd’s, its chairman Lord Levene is singularly unshockable even in the face of disasters on the unprecedented scale that struck Japan. The earthquake and tsunami which hit the northeastern coast of Japan on 10 March will cost insurers $20bn-30bn (£12.5bn-18.8bn), but Levene doesn’t think the [...]
The insurance man turns to banking March 30, 2011 AFTER nine years at the helm of London’s insurance market Lloyd’s, its chairman Lord Levene is singularly unshockable even in the face of disasters on the unprecedented scale that struck Japan. The earthquake and tsunami which hit the northeastern coast of Japan on 10 March will cost insurers $20bn-30bn (£12.5bn-18.8bn), but Levene doesn’t think the [...]
Serco on track to hit targets November 15, 2010 GOVERNMENT moves to cut costs by contracting out services have paid off for support service group Serco, putting it on course to hit targets and boosting its shares. The group’s stock rose 8.5p to 571.5p after it said it was on track to boost revenue to about £5bn by the end of 2012 and to [...]
TfL brings in extra services November 2, 2010 LONDONERS trying to beat today’s underground strike will be able to make use of over 100 extra buses, 10,000 more places on riverboat services and a Tube service operating at 40 per cent capacity, Transport for London (TfL) has said. The strike is due to end at 9pm today after a 24-hour walk-out. However, TfL [...]
DLR strike dates decided July 14, 2010 COMMUTERS travelling into the City on the Dockland Light Railway (DLR) next week could face severe disruptions as trade union RMT yesterday announced strike dates for workers on the line. From 4am next Friday morning, DLR workers will walk off the job for three 24-hour periods, including 27 July and 6 August. RMT said the [...]
RMT in Tube strike talks June 21, 2010 TALKS TO prevent strikes on the London Underground and Docklands Light Railway (DLR) took place yesterday at conciliation service Acas as rail union RMT met Tube Lines and Serco. Platform and station staff on the DLR, which carries commuters to and from Canary Wharf, are due to walk out for three days starting Wednesday 23 [...]
RMT in Tube strike talks June 21, 2010 TALKS TO prevent strikes on the London Underground and Docklands Light Railway (DLR) took place yesterday at conciliation service Acas as rail union RMT met Tube Lines and Serco. Platform and station staff on the DLR, which carries commuters to and from Canary Wharf, are due to walk out for three days starting Wednesday 23 [...]
Commuters hit by DLR strike June 14, 2010 COMMUTERS heading into work later this month will be faced with further disruptions after rail union RMT announced Docklands Light Railway (DLR) workers will walk off the job for three days in June. The dispute, which will see DLR workers strike from 23 to 26 June, is over pay and conditions. RMT general secretary Bob [...]