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 [...]