Transport for London announces the next four Tube lines to be upgraded: Circle Line, District Line, Metropolitan Line and Hammersmith & City Line August 3, 2015 Transport for London (TfL) has announced plans to begin modernisation work on 40 per cent of London's Tube network. Read more: August 2015 Tube strike called off? RMT discusses new offer with transport bosses In a statement today, the body said work will begin later this year on updating the signalling and train control systems on [...]
August 2015 TfL Tube strike called off? Union bosses at RMT to discuss new offer made by transport bosses over Night Tube dispute August 3, 2015 Has the latest Tube strike been averted at the 11th hour? We have all our fingers and toes crossed that it could well be. A new offer has been made to the workers affected by the Night Tube. Bosses at unions including RMT, TSSA and Aslef will meet today to discuss the offer and [...]
TfL Tube Strike: TSSA union accuses Boris Johnson of “engineering” Night Tube dispute and “playing politics” July 30, 2015 One of the unions representing Tube drivers who plan to strike next week has accused London mayor Boris Johnson of "engineering" the dispute and "playing politics" with the matter in the latest shot fired between the two warring sides. Tube workers will strike for 24 hours on 5 August over working hours on the soon-to-launch [...]
Night Tube dispute worsens: RMT ratchets up industrial action while accusing London Underground of “serious safety breaches” July 27, 2015 Unions have called on members to restrict their work even further, amid claims that London Underground is attempting to “undermine” its work-to-rule action. According to RMT there have been “serious safety breaches” as London Underground attempts to keep the Tube on track during a long-running overtime ban. The transport union said it had “been [...]
Thameslink Railway under fire after catering staff sacked with just four days’ notice July 22, 2015 Thameslink Railway has come under fire for cancelling a catering contract as it takes on the Southern franchise, resulting in up to 70 job losses. The contract, with Rail Gourmet, is being axed on Saturday ahead of the transfer of Southern's rail franchise over to Thameslink on Monday morning (27 July). Thameslink is thought [...]
TfL Tube strike: Talks over Night Tube action hit the buffers after RMT complains of serious breaches of safety July 20, 2015 Crunch talks between trade unions and London Underground have ground to a halt, with just two weeks left to avert a second mass walk-out of the summer. Unions had been due to resume talks this morning, yet the RMT shelved the negotiations after complaining of “serious breaches of safety protocols” on the Tube over [...]
TfL Tube strike: TSSA joins RMT, Aslef and Unite in striking on 5 August over Night Tube dispute after talks collapse today July 15, 2015 A fourth union has said it will join its sister organisations in striking after talks over the increasingly controversial Night Tube collapsed today. Workers for TSSA, the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association, will walk out on 5 August along with RMT, Aslef and Unite the the union. TSSA's general secretary Manuel Cortes accused LU [...]
New TfL Tube strike chaos looms: Unions on collision course with Tories as government set to unveil tough curbs July 14, 2015 Unions preparing for battle with the government over new anti-strike rules have ratcheted up the heat with the threat of another Tube strike. Ahead of the introduction today of the Trade Union Bill – aimed at severely limiting strike action – the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) yesterday said it would join the [...]
TfL Tube strike: RMT joins sister union Aslef in yet more action over Night Tube on 5th August July 14, 2015 A second London Underground strike over the Night Tube is looking ever more likely, after the major transport union RMT confirmed today it was taking part. Drivers union Aslef yesterday said it was planning a new 24-hour strike for 5th August, later backed by Unite the union. Workers have voted for action over ongoing [...]
New Tfl Tube strike 2015: Aslef union threatens another walkout on 5 August ahead of crunch talks over Night Tube July 13, 2015 Londoners could face another day of travel chaos next month after Tube drivers’ union Aslef named a date for a second strike. Aslef has scheduled a 24-hour walkout to start at 9.30pm on 5 August. Talks with conciliation service Acas will take place today in a bid to avert the action. Union insiders [...]