Angry London rail cleaners take their fight over pay to Churchill’s Fleet Street offices October 25, 2021 Cleaners employed by Churchill who clean trains and stations across London and the Southeast will take their fight over pay to their company headquarters today. The cleaners are employed by Churchill to clean trains and stations for the Thameslink, Southern, Great Northern and Southeastern franchises, which run trains across London and the Southeast of England. [...]
Scottish rail strike threatens to spoil the COP26 climate party in Glasgow October 22, 2021 A long-running rail dispute could see staff take strike action during the forthcoming UN Cop26 climate change summit. Nicole is being urged to personally intervene to resolve the row. Mick Lynch, general secretary of the RMT union, accused rail bosses of having “dragged their heels over further talks”, despite the fact that the “clock is [...]
This service has been delayed: A railway revolution is at a crossroads October 20, 2021 It was back in May when Grant Shapps, the one-time Tory chairman turned Transport Secretary, promised a revolution that would put passengers “at the heart” of everything to do with Britain’s railways. Critics claim his revolution – that will hand control of the railways to a quango looking something like NHS England – is nationalisation [...]
UK railways prepare for 2m passenger slump as budget cuts loom October 13, 2021 UK railways are preparing for a 2 million passenger fall as, post-Covid commuting patterns have changed, prompting rail companies to start swinging the axe on jobs. Forecasts prepared by the railway industry’s Covid forecasting group for Network Rail highlighted that, in the worst case scenario, numbers will only go up to 60 per cent of [...]
Stagecoach workers plan strike action amid pay dispute October 1, 2021 Britain’s transport union has confirmed Stagecoach bus drivers will go on strike later this month amid a dispute over pay. The national union of transport workers, RMT, today confirmed it is serving notice for strike action on Stagecoach buses in the South West, East Midlands, Derbyshire and Yorkshire. The strike, which will take place on [...]
Consultancy ads for driverless Tube trains prompt unions to issue strike threat September 28, 2021 A range of adverts for a consultancy contract to explore the introduction of driverless trains on London Underground has prompted a leading rail workers union to raise the threat of industrial action. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union said the move was part of Government-driven spending cuts on the Tube. General secretary Mick Lynch said [...]
‘Potentially lethal’ Legionella bacteria outbreak on City Thameslink trains August 23, 2021 The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union warns for a “potentially lethal” Legionella outbreak on Thameslink trains. The union said it has prepared its members on Thameslink for strikes if urgent action is not taken to resolve the issue. The company said a low level of Legionella had been found in a small number of [...]
Next week’s tube strike suspended as talks continue August 20, 2021 Trade union RMT has announced it has suspended strike action by tube drivers scheduled for next week. The union said there had been further progress in ACAS talks today with Transport for London. There are plans to merge Night Tube driver roles with day driver jobs and the service is not set to return until [...]
Battle brewing over ‘unreformed and generous’ TfL pension scheme August 4, 2021 Sadiq Khan is gearing up for a battle with Transport for London (TfL) staff after a report on the transport operator’s finances found its pension scheme was “expensive, unreformed and generous”. According to the Telegraph, advisers to London’s Mayor have said that the current scheme is more beneficial for workers than models used by Network [...]
RMT union postpones this week’s London Tube strikes August 2, 2021 Two separate Tube strikes planned for this week have been postponed, after the drivers’ union decided to hold more talks with Transport for London (TfL). London was set for travel chaos tomorrow, with a 24-hour drivers’ strike scheduled to begin at midday that was expected to affect the entire network. TfL wants to scrap the [...]