Rail workers stage umpteenth strike this weekend over pay and conditions March 11, 2022 Rail workers have announced the latest round of strikes for this weekend. Members of the National Union of Rail Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) working as cleaners and train conductors on several operators on the West Coast mainline and across London and the south east voted in favour of industrial action over salaries and rosters. [...]
DfT reports London tube strikes brought down passenger numbers to 4 per cent of pre-pandemic levels March 9, 2022 The RMT’s London tube strikes of last week had a devastating impact on passenger numbers, according to Department for Transport (DfT) figures. Data showed that on Tuesday and Thursday ridership numbers plummeted to 4 per cent of pre-pandemic levels – the lowest since the Covid pandemic first hit in March 2020. On 4 March, levels [...]
Rail cleaners go on 48-hour strike across London and South East this weekend March 8, 2022 The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) has announced its members working for cleaning contractor Churchill will take the streets for the second time in less than a month over wages. The strike – which will affect major rail operators such as Thameslink, Eurostar and Southeastern – will take place on Saturday [...]
Grant Shapps expresses frustration at London tube strikes March 1, 2022 Transport secretary Grant Shapps expressed today its frustration at the today’s Tube strike, which has created havoc across the whole of London. Shapps urged London mayor Sadiq Khan and Transport for London (TfL) to resolve the dispute with the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) as soon as possible, while calling on [...]
TODAY: Londoners urged to work from home as tube strike is affecting ALL lines March 1, 2022 Transport for London (TfL) has urged commuters to plan ahead of today and Thursday’s Tube strikes, which will affect all lines. The public body has advised Londoners to work from home if they can or rely on alternative means of transport, as the strikes are expected to create major disruption across the whole TfL network. [...]
RMT adds strike action on Trans Pennine Express on top of rail and tube February 25, 2022 The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) has announced that Trans Pennine Express conductors will join rail and tube workers in a strike action during the weekend. Conductor members on Trans Pennine Express will stage a 24-hour walkout over salaries, announcing an additional programme of strikes through June. Night Tube drivers will [...]
RMT deals TfL umpteenth blow announcing two-day strike in March February 4, 2022 The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) has dealt Transport for London (TfL) the umpteenth blow as it announced this morning a two-day strike. The day-long industrial actions will take place on 1 and 3 March and risk causing the closure of the entire London Underground network. The move was voted by [...]
Union vote: TfL drivers endorse weekend Tube strikes as Londoners face months of disruption January 10, 2022 Members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) working on the London Underground network today voted in favour of strike action. The ballot, which was conducted after RMT members felt they weren’t given enough reassurances on working conditions and jobs, registered a 94 per cent endorsement to the walkout. “A financial [...]
Another strike: Londoners face severe tube disruption on 26-28 November, 3-5, 10-12, 17-18 December November 22, 2021 Transport for London (TfL) is hitting back at the strike action planned by the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT), warning that commuters could face severe disruptions because of the “unnecessary strikes”. If going ahead, the strikes – which will disrupt services on two days and eight nights between 26 November and [...]
UK railways prepare for 2m passenger slump as budget cuts loom October 13, 2021 UK railways are preparing for a 2 million passenger fall as, post-Covid commuting patterns have changed, prompting rail companies to start swinging the axe on jobs. Forecasts prepared by the railway industry’s Covid forecasting group for Network Rail highlighted that, in the worst case scenario, numbers will only go up to 60 per cent of [...]