RMT accepts offer from Southern Rail for talks on Wednesday October 11, 2016 Fresh talks will go ahead tomorrow in an attempt to break the deadlock between Southern Rail and the Rail and Maritime Transport (RMT) union. Charles Horton, the beleaguered boss of Southern Rail, today offered to meet with the RMT to try and halt ongoing industrial action. Read more: Southern Rail commuters had very British responses to today's train [...]
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Southern Rail commuters had some very British responses to the latest RMT strikes and engineering chaos October 11, 2016 Travel chaos is well and truly underway as strikes (and over-running engineering works) cause more turmoil for Southern commuters. And passengers have been doing what any good Brit would do – taking to social media to complain. Strikes might be disruptive, but they do provide ample opportunity to take part in one of the national pastimes: queuing [...]
London commuters set for delays and disruption on train services as Southern rail strike kicks off October 11, 2016 Commuters travelling in and out of London on Southern services are facing delays and disruption as RMT union members embarked on the latest round of strike action – and engineering works are creating mroe chaos on the train lines. Workers are taking industrial action against Southern's plans to get rid of conductors and operate driver-only [...]
Southern Railway strikes to go ahead despite last-ditch legal action October 10, 2016 A three-day strike starting on Tuesday is going ahead, despite Southern Railway's late legal challenge. The company said it had ruled out further talks with the RMT union. RMT general secretary Mick Cash confirmed the receipt of a legal challenge from the train operator over the guards safety row. "It is appalling that rather than [...]
The RMT tells members to accept new role but holds firm on strike action October 9, 2016 In the latest episode of the long-running dispute between the RMT and Govia Thameslink Railway, the union has advised its members to accept the new on-board supervisor role, but to proceed with strike action. RMT general secretary Mick Cash denied there had been a climb down from the union. “Our dispute remains on and the [...]
Talks to avoid Southern Rail strikes going ahead next week have failed, according to the RMT October 6, 2016 Talks to avoid Southern Rail strikes going ahead next week have failed, according to the RMT. Southern Rail and union officials held talks from 10am in a bid to hash out their differences and avoid a series of strikes kicking off next week. The strike dates announced by the RMT are: 00:01 BST Tuesday 11 [...]
Commuters crowdfund £26,000 to launch legal challenge against DfT over Southern Rail crisis October 5, 2016 A fed up group of commuters has gone further than the average Londoner in an effort to tackle their travel delays and disruptions. The Association of British Commuters, a pressure group created after months of ongoing turmoil on Southern Rail, set up a crowdfunding website for a challenge of the Department for Transport's handling of the situation. [...]
Southern Rail email leak orders managers to destroy ‘strike back’ posters October 5, 2016 An email has leaked from Southern Rail bosses claiming its controversial “strike back” campaign posters should be “removed from display and destroyed immediately”. The message with “URGENT” in the subject line said that due to the “extremely negative public sentiment around the brand it has been decided to cancel this poster campaign”. It requested that [...]
Southern rail services subject to delays and cancellations due to fire next to track at Streatham October 4, 2016 Commuters using Southern rail services should be prepared for delays, alterations and cancellations after a fire next to the track at Streatham. The rail operator closed all its lines earlier this morning, following the fire. ⚠️ Due to a fire next to the track at #Streatham all lines are blocked. — Southern (@SouthernRailUK) October 4, [...]