Rail services in Scotland cancelled as 110mph hurricane force winds disrupt travel January 9, 2015 Fierce winds of over 100mph have wreaked havoc across Scotland's rail network, with operator ScotRail suspending all services. The winds, which reached up to 110mph, have become a serious safety concern. However, rail wasn't the only transport medium affected with the Forth Road Bridge closed to all vehicles overnight after a van was overturned at [...]
2,300 City Link workers lose their jobs on New Year’s Eve January 1, 2015 Over 2,300 City link workers were made redundant on New Year's Eve after it was announced the company was going belly up. City Link's biggest shareholder Better Capital bought the company for the sum of £1 back in 2013. John Moulton, the founder and managing partner of Better Capital said: Of course, I wish it [...]
City Link: Union calls on Vince Cable to nationalise company and save 2,000 jobs December 28, 2014 Vince Cable has been urged to step in to save 2,000 people from losing their jobs on new year’s eve. The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) said that it had been infromed by administrators that over 2,000 workers of stricken parcel delivery firm City Link may face redundency and urged [...]
City Link workers demand urgent talks as 1,000 more jobs could be at risk December 27, 2014 Workers at City Link, the parcel delivery company which collapsed into administration on Christmas Eve, have demanded talks with administrators, as it emerged 1,000 more jobs than originally thought may be at risk. The BBC reported that leaders at the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union has written an open letter to business minister Vince [...]
City Link slips into administration threatening 2,727 jobs at Christmas December 26, 2014 Parcel delivery company City Link has gone into administration, putting 2,727 jobs at risk. Administrators Ernst & Young, called in by the Coventry-based company on Christmas Eve, said “substantial redundancies” would be made in the coming days. City Link’s owner, private equity firm Better Capital, had marked the company for sale after incurring “substantial losses” [...]
Northern Line Tube strike: “90 per cent service is running”, says Transport for London December 1, 2014 The Northern Line is running a good service, with 90 per cent of trains running on time – despite a 24-hour strike by Northern Line drivers, Transport for London (TfL) said today. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union are on strike over the sacking of a driver who failed a breath test, but [...]
Tube strike called off as new RMT boss claims concessions October 9, 2014 STRIKE action due to go ahead next Tuesday was called off yesterday following talks between Transport for London, the RMT union and mediator Acas. The strike action was called by the RMT’s new director general Mick Cash. “The RMT has been able to secure significant movement in three key areas which have allowed our executive [...]
London Tube strike called off after RMT union makes “substantial progress” October 9, 2014 The 48-hour Tube strike that was due to take place next week has been called off after unions said they had made “substantial progress” in talks. The strike had been scheduled to start at 9pm on Tuesday and run until 8:59pm Thursday evening, and had been called over the threat of around 900 job [...]
London Underground’s Tuesday Tube strike could be called off as mediators move in October 7, 2014 Talks are going ahead this morning between Transport for London (TfL) and the RMT Union, which has asked its members to down tools next Tuesday for 48 hours in protest against Tube ticket office closures. Mediator Acas, which has a 94 per cent success rate in resolving disputes, became involved yesterday after transport chiefs blasted [...]
London Underground staff plan 48hr Tube strike from October 14 October 7, 2014 Londoners are set for further Tube chaos next week with London Underground workers due to go on strike for 48 hours over staff cuts and ticket office closures. The strike, which will be held between 9:00pm next Tuesday and 8:59pm on Thursday, coincides with nationwide industrial action from council workers. The Rail, Maritime and Transport [...]