Northern Line Tube strike: “90 per cent service is running”, says Transport for London December 1, 2014 The Northern Line is running a good service, with 90 per cent of trains running on time – despite a 24-hour strike by Northern Line drivers, Transport for London (TfL) said today. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union are on strike over the sacking of a driver who failed a breath test, but [...]
London Tube strike called off after RMT union makes “substantial progress” October 9, 2014 The 48-hour Tube strike that was due to take place next week has been called off after unions said they had made “substantial progress” in talks. The strike had been scheduled to start at 9pm on Tuesday and run until 8:59pm Thursday evening, and had been called over the threat of around 900 job [...]
Travel firms take hit as Ebola fear fails to recede – London Report October 8, 2014 BRITAIN’S main equity index fell yesterday as worries about Ebola reaching Europe hurt travel firms and telecoms tester Spirent Communications became the latest UK company to warn on profits. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index closed 13.34 points lower, or 0.2 per cent, at 6,482.24 points, taking its fall from a 14-and-a-half–year high hit last month [...]
London Underground staff plan 48hr Tube strike from October 14 October 7, 2014 Londoners are set for further Tube chaos next week with London Underground workers due to go on strike for 48 hours over staff cuts and ticket office closures. The strike, which will be held between 9:00pm next Tuesday and 8:59pm on Thursday, coincides with nationwide industrial action from council workers. The Rail, Maritime and Transport [...]
More tube strikes on the way? RMT announces overtime ban for next week August 28, 2014 The Rail, Maritime and Transport workers' union has made the latest move in its conflict with London Underground (LU) and Mayor Boris Johnson. On Wednesday, RMT staff will be instructed not to work any overtime and not to participate in development courses. The union blamed the action on LU's failure to engage over plans to close ticket [...]
Freezing winter chills National Express profits July 30, 2014 EXTREME freezing winter weather in the US, strikes in Spain and the strength of sterling hit first-half profits at UK-based transport giant National Express, despite it winning £5bn worth of contracts so far this year. Operating profit fell to £89.5m in the first half of 2014, down from £97.2m over the same period last year, [...]
London train disruptions continue after storms July 26, 2014 Rail passengers travelling to and from London can expect a continuation of rail disruptions following yesterday's storms. Lightning strikes and signalling failures led to a series of train cancellations in southern England and Wales on Friday. Many of the trains affected had links in London. A strike in Surbiton, south west London, caused [...]
Union suspends Tube strike after last-ditch talks May 6, 2014 A PLANNED three-day strike by London Underground (LU) workers was called off yesterday just hours before it was due to take place, after both sides called a truce. Members of the RMT union were set to walk out at 9pm last night in a row over LU’s plan to close all Tube ticket offices and [...]
What the other papers say this morning – 22 April 2014 April 22, 2014 FINANCIAL TIMES Anglo eyes SA platinum shift Anglo American is preparing the ground for an exit from part of its South African platinum business, in what would be one of the miner’s most decisive shifts away from troublesome assets since Mark Cutifani became chief executive last year. The country’s platinum sector has been crippled for [...]
The British productivity disease: How to cure it April 16, 2014 THIS week has brought more bright economic news – with falling inflation and unemployment paving the way for rising real wages. Yet while the UK is now the fastest growing developed economy, the productivity of its workforce languishes a fifth below the G7 average. What can be done to cure this British disease? US economist [...]