Unions set Tube strike dates August 25, 2010 Transport unions RMT and the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) yesterday confirmed dates for a series of 24-hour strikes to be launched by 10,000 London Underground staff in what will bring severe disruption to London’s commuters. The unions said the first staff walk out will start at 5pm on 6 September, with similar action planned [...]
Jupiter gamble paying off for now August 24, 2010 FUND management group Jupiter defied the odds earlier this year when it pressed ahead with a stock market flotation despite concerns that it was an injudicious time to do so. First there were general worries about market volatility and by June more than 30 companies had already shelved plans to float, including London Eye owner [...]
Tube workers set to strike August 24, 2010 TUBE workers are set to go on strike on 7 September in the first of a series of monthly walkouts in protest at 800 proposed job cuts. The Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union secretary Bob Crow and Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) leader Gerry Doherty are due to meet today to finalise the timetable [...]
Underground workers vote to strike August 11, 2010 LONDON?could be plunged into transport chaos after rail union RMT’s members voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action. The underground workers are furious the government is pushing ahead with tough cost cuts they say could total more than £4bn over three years. It is thought station and ticket staff are likely to bear the brunt [...]
Union boss plays down strike threat August 8, 2010 ONE of the country’s most powerful union bosses has refused to call for widespread strikes in the face of swingeing public spending cuts. Derek Simpson, joint general secretary of the Unite union, said: “The government would love me to say there’s going to be a winter of discontent. That would move the emphasis onto union militancy [...]
Unions plan national walkout August 2, 2010 BRITAIN is facing another winter of discontent, after unions were urged to coordinate strike action and plan a series of national walkouts. The Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union has called on public sector workers to down tools at the same time, in protest against swingeing cuts planned by the coalition government. The union, run [...]
CITY VIEWS: ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROSPECT OF MORE STRIKES? August 2, 2010 GORDON CHARLTON | WHITE & CASE “It doesn’t concern me. I understand that the TUC is planning a big protest but I don’t think it will cause any problems. The unions currently lack public support.” TINA HOLDSWORTH | CATALYST 1066 “It is a frightening time at the moment. With all the cuts, it could be [...]
Tube staff vote on strike July 19, 2010 LONDON UNDERGROUND (LU) staff will start voting today on whether to launch a strike which would hit millions of commuters. The dispute between trade union RMT and LU is over job security for ticketing workers who currently face up to 800 job cuts and the closure of 240 ticket offices, according to the union. “LU [...]
DLR strike dates decided July 14, 2010 COMMUTERS travelling into the City on the Dockland Light Railway (DLR) next week could face severe disruptions as trade union RMT yesterday announced strike dates for workers on the line. From 4am next Friday morning, DLR workers will walk off the job for three 24-hour periods, including 27 July and 6 August. RMT said the [...]
Tube strike off after pay offer July 12, 2010 Tomorrow’s strike by Tube Lines has been suspended while staff vote on whether to accept a new offer of a 4.2 per cent pay rise and increased job security. Rail union RMT confirmed yesterday that its members would vote on the revised package. Management will recommend that members accept the offer. Tube Lines workers, who [...]