Talks continue between RMT and South Western Railway over December strikes November 19, 2019 Crunch negotiations between RMT union and South Western Railway took place today, in a bid to avert 27 days of strikes over the Christmas period. Union bosses and the rail franchise are still clashing over a dispute involving the role of guards on trains. Drivers and guards will strike from 2 December until the New [...]
Sadiq Khan confirms 2020 TfL fare freeze November 18, 2019 Transport for London (TfL) fares will remain unchanged in 2020, Sadiq Khan has confirmed. The mayor of London’s fare freeze is now into its fourth year, after promising to not rise TfL prices in his first term. Read more: Victoria line drivers prepare for November Tube strike The freeze will continue after next may’s London [...]
Victoria line drivers prepare for November Tube strike November 14, 2019 The Victoria line will grind to a halt in two weeks’ time thanks to a 24-hour drivers strike. The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) said today that Victoria line drivers would walk off the job from 10pm on Wednesday 27 November for 24 hours. Read more: London Underground: Rail union threatens [...]
London Underground: Union threatens Christmas Tube strikes November 11, 2019 There may be “significant disruption” on the London Underground during the Christmas period as rail workers decide on whether to engage in strike action. One thousand Tube cleaners from the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) union today began voting on whether to take industrial action in a bid for better pay and amenities. Read [...]
China’s Jingye Group poised for British Steel takeover deal November 10, 2019 Chinese firm Jingye is set to agree a deal to buy British Steel tomorrow, in a move that is hoped to save more than 4,000 jobs at the company’s flagship plant in Scunthorpe. Advisers have been working on a draft agreement in recent days. Jingye is thought to be gearing up to pay a figure [...]
CMA flags competition concerns on First Group’s West Coast Rail franchise November 7, 2019 The UK’s competition watchdog has sounded the alarm on 21 routes awarded under the new West Coast Rail franchise. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has concerns on routes between Preston and Scotland after the government awarded the rail franchise to a joint venture between First Group and Trenitalia. Read more: Watchdog casts eye over [...]
Chinese firm Jingye Group ‘in pole position to buy British Steel’ November 6, 2019 The Chinese company which has reemerged as a frontrunner to buy British Steel is thought to have lofty ambitions the country’s second-biggest steelmaker. Jingye Group, which is hoping to strike a deal for the manufacturer by the middle of this month, is chaired by businessman Li Ganpo, one of the richest men in China. Read [...]
Business groups warn South Western Railway strikes will hurt Christmas trade November 6, 2019 Business groups have slammed the rail union’s planned December South Western Railway strikes, predicting they will cause major disruption to Christmas trade. Drivers and train guards from South Western Railway (SWR) are planning on walking off the job for 27 days in December. Read more: RMT union announces 27 days of South Western Railway strikes [...]
RMT union announces 27 days of South Western Railway strikes in December November 5, 2019 Train staff on a major London rail network are preparing to down tools for 27 days throughout December, amid a long-running dispute that threatens to wreck commuters’ Christmas holidays. The Rail and Maritime Transport (RMT) union accused rail operator South Western Railway (SWR) of failing to give assurances that train guards will be kept on under a [...]
London City Airport: Police and Extinction Rebellion vie for control of travel hub October 10, 2019 Extinction Rebellion protesters attempted to block the entrance to London City Airport today, as well as blockading the DLR station near the travel hub. London City Airport said that flights remain unaffected, with 60 planes having arrived and departed from the airport by 9.15am. Read more: Extinction Rebellion protesters seek to shut down City airport [...]