New rail strikes confirmed for Greater London and most of England on 15 and 17 September September 1, 2022 More than 40,000 railway workers at Network Rail and 14 other operators will strike on 15 and 17 September over jobs, salaries and working conditions. The action is expected to effectively shut down both London and the UK’s network as on 15 September the walkout will coincide with the train drivers’ strike. Operational and support [...]
Long-term TfL settlement to lead to further strikes, says union August 31, 2022 The long-term TfL settlement agreed yesterday will lead to further strikes, according to the union RMT. The union said the long-term TfL settlement was an attack on “workers’ pay and pensions,” especially amidst the cost-of-living crisis. Members will throw a rally against the funding deal tonight, with US senator Bernie Sanders as special guest. “This [...]
As UK faces three days of crippling train strikes Grant Shapps reveals 16-point plan August 18, 2022 Transport secretary Grant Shapps has unveiled a 16-point plan in a bid to tackle ‘Luddite’ unions, as industrial action brings the UK to a standstill. The announcement comes as 40,000 rail workers in the RMT and TSSA unions walk out on Thursday bringing much of the UK rail network to a grinding halt. A second [...]
40,000 union rail workers walk out as travel chaos continues for Brits July 27, 2022 40,000 rail workers are striking today, as RMT union members at Network Rail and 14 other train companies walk out over pay and job terms.
Tube workers to strike on 19 August over pensions and salaries July 26, 2022 Members of the union RMT working for London Underground have announced they will walk out on 19 August in a dispute over jobs and pensions. The union said the walk out – the latest straw in the UK’s “summer of discontent” – was prompted by TfL’s refusal to share the details of the government’s long-term [...]
Government repeals ‘1970s-style’ restrictions on strikebreakers July 21, 2022 Replacing striking staff with skilled agency workers will now be possible under the legal changes made by the UK Government. Approved by both Commons and Lords, the cross-sector changes will help ensure “crucial public services and people’s lives remain uninterrupted” by the strikes. The measure comes on the heels of a wave of industrial action [...]
RMT announces ANOTHER rail strike on 27 July July 13, 2022 RMT union members have announced they will strike on 27 July after they rejected a “paltry” offer from Network Rail. The 24 hour walk out affects both the government-owned operator and 13 other firms. Network Rail workers will strike from 2am while those employed at the other companies – including Govia Thameslink – will walk [...]
RMT weighs up new deal after summer strike action July 12, 2022 RMT is mulling over a new offer which could finally bring to an end a bitter dispute with Network Rail over staff pay and working conditions.
Plan to replace striking workers with agency staff branded ‘unethical and morally reprehensible’ by RMT July 12, 2022 The RMT trade union has condemned plans backed by MPs which would allow striking workers to be replaced with agency staff. The measure was voted in Commons on Monday night by a majority of 87 votes, 289 to 202, with the union’s general secretary Mick Lynch calling it “unethical and morally reprehensible”. According to the [...]
Shapps warns RMT the country ‘coped’ with three strikes due to ‘collapse of commuting’ June 27, 2022 Grant Shapps has warned most of the country “coped” during last week’s strikes due to the “collapse of commuting” and increasingly hybrid working culture. Commenting after the third day of industrial action by tens-of-thousands of RMT union members, he said they had struck to “ defend indefensible working practices” which needed an update. Writing in [...]