Government ‘inciting’ strikes by not agreeing to TfL funding, says Sadiq Khan June 17, 2022 London mayor Sadiq Khan has accused the government of “inciting” next week’s strikes by failing to reach an agreement over Transport for London’s (TfL) long-term funding. 10,000 members of the RMT and Unite unions working for London Underground are set to strike on Tuesday, on the same day 40,000 railway workers will walk out in [...]
Lime expects boost in users as next week’s strikes bring London to a halt June 16, 2022 E-scooter giant Lime said today that it is expecting a surge in demand next week as rail and tube workers are set to go on strike and bring London’s transport network to a standstill. “The last time there was a tube strike in London, we saw trips on that day increase by more than 95 [...]
Union warns of potential strike on bus network following TfL proposed cuts June 16, 2022 The union Unite has warned of potential strike action across the capital’s bus network after Transport for London (TfL) proposed to cut or change 78 of the current 620 routes. Unite has called on TfL to guarantee that no jobs will be lost and that take home pay will not be cut, as London bus [...]
Shapps confirms plan to use agency workers to replace striking rail staff June 16, 2022 Transport secretary Grant Shapps has confirmed he will use agency workers to cover for striking rail staff if industrial action drags on throughout the summer. Shapps today said the government was looking at a “look at a full range of options” to minimise disruption from striking workers, adding that people with “transferable skills” could be asked [...]
Not there yet: Rail numbers lag behind, reaching 62 per cent of pre-Covid levels June 16, 2022 Rail travel continues to lag behind, as passenger journeys made in the last quarter amounted to 62.1 per cent of 2019 levels. According to a report published today by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), a total of 275 million journeys were made between January and March – three times more than 2020 levels [...]
Explainer-in-brief: The rail strike coming to a station near you June 16, 2022 The biggest rail strike in thirty years will be hitting the UK next week, on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. It will involve thirteen operators on the national network, including South Eastern and Western Railways, Northern and Greater Anglia. There will be trains still working, but they will start running later and finish earlier, from 7:30 [...]
DfT accuses TfL of failing to provide recommendation for pension reform June 15, 2022 The Department for Transport (DfT) has accused Transport for London (TfL) of failing to provide a recommendation for its pension reform just as the latest round of government funding is set to expire next Friday. DfT permanent secretary Bernadette Kelly told TfL commissioner Andy Byford last week the government had launched a formal dispute period [...]
TfL urges Londoners to stay home on Tuesday as thousands of workers set to walk out in Tube and rail strikes June 15, 2022 Transport for London (TfL) has urged Londoners to avoid travelling on 21 June as thousands of workers are set to walk out in a separate tube and rail strike. TfL said it was expecting severe disruption across the Tube network following the planned strike called last week by the unions RMT and Unite. The industrial [...]
Rail operators urge commuters not to travel unless necessary next week as strikes loom ahead June 15, 2022 Rail operators are urging commuters not to travel unless necessary as thousands of workers are set to walk out next week. More than 40,000 members of the RMT union will strike on 21, 23 and 25 June over job cuts and salaries. South Western Railway (SWR) told customers to expect “severe disruption,” encouraging them to [...]
Starmer says Johnson wants rail strikes so he can ‘feed off the division’ June 15, 2022 Boris Johnson wants this month’s widespread rail strikes to go ahead so he can “feed off the division” they will cause, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said. Starmer said during Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) that “I don’t want the strikes to go ahead”, after a series of Tory attacks pinning the blame for the [...]