DLR strike passenger advice released by TfL: Jubilee, Central, District and Hammersmith & City lines expected to be much busier as commuters seek alternative routes October 30, 2015 Transport for London has issued passenger advice for commuters affected by the forthcoming 48-hour strike on the DLR, with services "unlikely" to run because of the disruption. The strike has been called by transport union RMT over a dispute with KeolisAmey Docklands, which operates the DLR on behalf of TfL. It is due to start at 3:59am on 3 [...]
DLR strike 2015 dates confirmed by RMT: Staff will walk out for 48 hours from 3 November October 28, 2015 RMT has confirmed a 48-hour strike will take place next week on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR), as the union fights a series of issues affecting staff. Staff will walk out from 4am 3 November until the same time on 5 November. The action comes after 92 per cent of RMT members voted to strike last week. Read [...]
Preaching to the choir? Jeremy Corbyn brands Conservatives “poverty deniers” at TUC conference October 27, 2015 Union leaders are singing the praises of newly-elected Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn after he used one of his first public appearances as party leader to call the Conservatives “poverty deniers” who spend “billions” cutting taxes for the rich. Corbyn – who has avoided media interviews and has yet to speak in the House of [...]
TSSA union boss Manuel Cortes throws down Night Tube gauntlet to Boris Johnson October 26, 2015 A boss of one of the four main transport unions has thrown down the gauntlet to London Mayor Boris Johnson over the Night Tube, urging him to agree a meeting to restart talks. Manuel Cortes, general secretary of TSSA, has written to Johnson calling for him to meet union members to resolve some of the [...]
DLR workers have voted in favour of a strike October 22, 2015 Contract workers on the DLR have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike, as the dispute over "a range of serious unresolved issues" rumbles on. More than 92 per cent of staff across all grades on the Keolis Amey Docklands Light Railway voted in favour of industrial action, RMT said today. No date has been set [...]
Night Tube start date talks: Transport for London to cut out unions and go direct to workers October 15, 2015 Transport for London (TfL) has threatened to side-step organised labour after union leaders walked out of Night Tube talks yesterday, delaying delivery of the 24-hour underground service indefinitely. In a statement last night, TfL said that union leaders from Aslef, RMT, TSSA and Unite have “jeopardised” the Night Tube by leaving the negotiating table – [...]
London’s Night Tube won’t launch this year as talks between TfL and unions RMT, Aslef, TSSA and Unite stall (again) October 14, 2015 The launch of London's Night Tube will not take place in 2015, after talks between Transport for London and the transport unions broke off today, it has been confirmed. TfL has been in discussions with unions RMT, Aslef, TSSA and Unite over work and pay conditions for London Underground workers for several months. The Night Tube [...]
A 48-hour DLR strike will go ahead this Thursday October 12, 2015 The DLR will be hit by a 48-hour strike on Thursday after members of the RMT union voted in favour of industrial action over pay and working conditions. The strike will begin at 5.30am on Thursday (15 October) and end at the same time on Saturday (17 October). Security and cleaning staff are striking over a [...]
Victoria station travel delays due to broken down Southern train at Battersea Park October 7, 2015 A broken down train at Battersea Park is causing rush hour chaos at Victoria Station. There are delays of at least 45 minutes on Southern trains running from Victoria through Battersea Park which are expected to last until at least 5pm. Gatwick Express services are also affected, with trains running only every 30 minutes and [...]
DLR strike: RMT to vote on action over working practices October 5, 2015 DLR workers could go on strike after the RMT union said it will ballot around 700 members over working practices. The union claims that Keolis Amey Docklands (KAD) which operates the line is "bulldozing" new conditions, however, the company said it was "unnecessary". “Our members on DLR are furious at the way that Keolis Amey [...]