Rail strikes to halt commutes again as RMT union boss warns of more to come June 23, 2022 Rail strikes are set to hit London and the rest of the country again today, as union members picket outside an unusually quiet Euston Station. While Tube services are running, delays are expected to hang over from yesterday’s bout of industrial action. RMT union general secretary Mick Lynch, who joined picketers for the second of [...]
Zahawi: Education union strike threat after rail chaos would be ‘unforgivable and unfair’ for students June 23, 2022 The education secretary has accused education trade unions of “failing” children by threatening strikes. Nadhim Zahawi branded threats to walk out of the classroom by the National Education Union “irresponsible” in a piece for the Telegraph this morning. This comes after industrial action from rail workers brought the country to a standstill on Tuesday, with [...]
A summer of discontent is the unions’ fight for power in the modern workforce June 23, 2022 This week, London was awash with bikes and e-scooters as the biggest rail strikes in thirty years kicked off on Tuesday. Other unions were watching closely as they plan for their own industrial action. Some are calling it the summer of discontent, as a waterfall of job losses and long hours stir up a storm [...]
‘Kremlin will be enjoying this self-inflicted distraction. Don’t be Russia’s friend’, Tobias Ellwood urges train strikers June 22, 2022 Former defence minister Tobias Ellwood has warned striking rail union workers not to be “Putin’s friend”. The former soldier and Tory MP for Bournemouth East said the Kremlin would be “enjoying this self-inflicted distraction” from its war against Ukraine. This comes after thousands of rail workers walked out across the country on Tuesday, with two [...]
Londoners rely on e-bikes and scooters as strikes bring capital to standstill June 22, 2022 The number of Londoners using cycle and e-scooter hire schemes as well as ride-hailing apps surged on Tuesday after the combination of tube and railway strikes brought the capital to a standstill. According to Transport for London (TfL) figures, bike hires more than doubled yesterday, going from an average of 27,000 to 67,000 in what [...]
Google searches for ‘remote jobs’ explode by more than 260 per cent as UK crippled by train strikes June 22, 2022 There has been an explosion in searches for ‘remote jobs’ in wake of recent train strikes by more than 260 per cent. New analysis of Google search engine figures show the term has been searched at the highest level in UK internet history. This is despite politicians such as Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg and host of [...]
Sunak: BoE will ‘act forcefully’ on inflation and govt will ‘be responsible with borrowing and debt’ June 22, 2022 Rishi Sunak sought to reassure people following a 40-year high in UK inflation to 9.1 per cent, insisting the Bank of England will “act forcefully” to counter the rise. The BoE, which is independent of government, has been criticised for not being quick and decisive enough about rising costs of living, with members of the [...]
Raab: Pensioners need double-digit increase in payments, but striking rail workers don’t June 22, 2022 Dominic Raab has defended the government’s decision to hand out an inflation-linked increase in state pensions next year, while it rallies against similar wage rises for striking rail workers. The justice secretary said old age pensioners were in a “different position” to rail workers, because they were “disproportionately affected by the increase in energy costs [...]
Rail misery deepens for millions of Brits as Britain locks down for second day June 22, 2022 Millions of Brits will again be hit by severe transport disruption across the country today by rail strikes as talks resume in a bid to resolve a bitter dispute over jobs, pay and conditions. Fewer than one in five trains ran yesterday after members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) on Network Rail [...]
Uber drivers add to travel chaos after union calls for strike June 22, 2022 Uber drivers have joined the wave of industrial action bringing the country to a standstill today after the App Drivers & Couriers Union (ADCU) called for a 24-hour national strike until midnight tonight.