National rail strike called off: Bank holiday train misery averted but London Underground poised for more industrial action May 21, 2015 Britons breathed a sigh of relief yesterday as unions called off a 24-hour bank holiday strike that threatened to bring the country’s rail network to a standstill. But fresh calls for industrial action – this time over rostering and pay for night-time Underground services from September – point to a growing union revolt against [...]
Travel caterer SSP serves maiden dividend after booking a profit May 21, 2015 TRAVEL caterer SSP yesterday handed shareholders its maiden dividend since floating on the London stock market last year, as it reported a surge in profits. SSP, which owns and runs franchises in airports and train stations for retailers including Marks & Spencer, said operating profit rose by 28 per cent to £25.2m in the six [...]
Royal Institute of British Architects awards the gongs for the year’s best cutting edge building designs May 21, 2015 If you work in London, you’re spoiled for choice when it comes to great architecture. Whether we’re renaming iconic office buildings like The Gherkin, dining in converted churches in the East End or catching a train from an 18th century masterpiece, we take our superb architectural blend of the contemporary and the historic for granted. [...]
UK national rail strike: Virgin Trains backtracks on cancelled services after RMT and TSSA withdraw strike action for May 25 and 26 May 21, 2015 Virgin Trains has said services will be running as normal this bank holiday Monday, a day after it cancelled all trains in response to a strike called by members of the RMT and TSSA unions. The strike was called off this afternoon, with both RMT and TSSA unions saying they needed to put Network Rail's [...]
Panic over (for now at least): National rail strike cancelled after RMT, TSSA suspend action; operators Virgin Trains, First Great Western, South West Trains, Southern, Southeastern CrossCountry respond May 21, 2015 The RMT has withdrawn from the national rail strike which was scheduled for bank holiday Monday. It follows a similar move by the smaller, sister union TSSA earlier today. The main transport union has suspended the planned action, which would have put as much as 90 per cent of the country's trains out [...]
UK national rail strike: Which train routes are affected, will my ticket be valid, when will the strike take place? All your Network Rail bank holiday walkout questions answered May 21, 2015 UPDATE 2.45pm: The RMT has followed the TSSA union in "suspending" its strike . Things are not going well for Network Rail: having tried everything in its arsenal to prevent a planned strike by workers in the RMT union over pay and jobs, yesterday it resorted to sending threatening legal letters. Not exactly a sign of power. As [...]
Is the Network Rail train strike cancelled? TSSA suspends action as RMT mulls improved offer May 21, 2015 The Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) has said it has suspended its planned bank holiday strike after receiving an improved offer from Network Rail bosses. However, as things stand, workers at the bigger RMT union – which has five times the number of members as TSSA – is still going ahead with the planned 24-hour [...]
UK national train strike: Heathrow and Gatwick Express routes to be disrupted by Network Rail bank holiday walkout May 21, 2015 UPDATE 2.45pm: The RMT has followed the TSSA union in suspending strike action after an improved offer from Network Rail. The looming Network Strike threatens not only to derail travellers' plans to get around the country, but even those looking to go abroad after Heathrow Express announced it would run during shortened operating hours on Monday 25 and Tuesday [...]
UK national rail strike: Trains not expected to run to Wembley for Norwich City v Middlesbrough Championship play-off final May 21, 2015 UPDATE 2.45pm: The RMT has followed the TSSA union in suspending strike action after an improved offer from Network Rail. Bad news, football fans. It looks like the national UK strike could derail plans to get to Wembley for the Championship play-off final on Monday. The unprecedented strike – which looks set to go ahead despite days [...]
Train strike: Transport for London warns commuters of disruption from bank holiday Network Rail walkout May 21, 2015 UPDATE: The RMT has followed the TSSA union in suspending strike action after an improved offer from Network Rail. The nationwide Network Rail strike on bank holiday Monday will cause some Transport for London (TfL) services to also suffer delays and disruption. A 24-hour walk out has been called by rail union bosses from 5pm on Monday 25 May, [...]