Network Rail, British Gas set to strike March 23, 2010 NETWORK Rail and British Gas joined the ranks of British Airways (BA) yesterday after staff at the two companies voted in favour of a strike action. Network Rail sat down with the Rail, Maritime & Transport (RMT) union yesterday to come to an agreement over a proposal by the rail operator to cut 1,500 maintenance [...]
Defiant BA flies on despite chaos March 21, 2010 BRITISH Airways flew 49,000 customers yesterday despite a strike action by cabin crew. The airline said yesterday that 55 per cent of Heathrow based cabin crew turned up to work, and 97 per cent showed up at Gatwick. Originally the airline thought it would fly 45,000 passengers, or 60 per cent, on each day of [...]
Rail union votes for strike March 19, 2010 RAILWAY signal workers have voted to go on strike in action which threatens to throw easter travel plans into chaos. The Rail Maritime and Transport union (RMT) said 54 per cent of its members had backed strike action over redundancies. A spokesman for the RMT leader Bob Crow is still willing to negotiate with Network [...]
UK high-speed rail network to cost £30bn March 11, 2010 PLANS to build a high-speed rail network connecting London with Northern Britain were revealed yesterday by transport secretary Andrew Adonis, in a project expected to cost £30bn. Adonis laid out his proposals for the 335 mile “Y” shaped line, which is expected to significantly cut travel time to the West Midlands, Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield [...]
Network Rail staff to vote on a strike March 10, 2010 NETWORK Rail maintenance workers will vote today on whether they will take industrial action and launch the largest rail strike in 16 years. Up to 12,000 maintenance crew will vote this morning on a possible strike, according to a spokesperson from the National Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) Union, which is representing the workers. Similarly, [...]
Tube strike over Jubilee line pay row January 21, 2010 LONDON Underground maintenance workers on the Jubilee Line are to stage a series of 24-hour walkouts in a row over pay. Members of the Rail Maritime and Transport union (RMT) employed by Alstom on the Jubilee line will walk out from 7.29pm next Wednesday. They will also strike each Sunday evening at the same time [...]
New look for Cannon Street station set to stun the City January 6, 2010 NETWORK?Rail (NR) has revealed the new look of its revamped Cannon Street station in the heart of the City. The rail infrastructure operator and property developer Hines have released new artists’ impressions of their Cannon Place office development, which is due to open in 2011. The two groups are building an eight-storey, 400,000 sq ft [...]
Eurostar hit by strike action November 2, 2009 Eurostar services to Brussels on 5 November were cancelled yesterday, as a strike on Belgian railways means the entire rail network in the country will close. There will be no rail services operating between Lille and Brussels Midi station. There will also be no high-speed onward rail connections from Brussels to destinations in France, the [...]
Tullett set to square up to BGC in court October 11, 2009 TULLETT Prebon and BGC Partners will this week commence battle in the High Court, as the City hangs attentively on every word to glean sensational details about the aggressive high-octane world of inter-dealer broking. Tullett, led by City veteran Terry Smith, alleges that BGC tried to poach at least 55 of its top broking staff [...]
Owen strikes late to snatch derby spoils September 20, 2009 SEETHING Manchester City manager Mark Hughes railed at referee Martin Atkinson after seeing his side sunk in arguably the most scintillating Manchester derby ever by Michael Owen’s controversial last-gasp strike. Hughes was fuming after substitute Owen steered home the winning goal in the 96th minute, despite Atkinson having indicated there would be only four minutes [...]