August 2015 TfL Tube strike: London must have a Night Tube if it’s to keep its status as a global capital August 13, 2015 Once again, millions of Londoners are suffering travel chaos after the unions convinced London Underground staff to strike. The strike has been called in response to plans for weekend all-night running on some Tube lines. Those plans involve staff getting a two per cent pay rise and bonuses on top worth hundreds of pounds. [...]
Work-life balance: There is no wealth but life – and work needs to fit in around that August 13, 2015 Work-life balance has become a common buzzphrase, especially with the ongoing Tube strikes, supposedly sparked by the changes the Night Tube will cause to Tube workers' home and social lives. Like all clichés, it has its roots in something really crucial – but it is my belief that the concept is becoming redundant. Simply [...]
Forget nationalisation: UK railways need a radical dose of devolution August 12, 2015 It's been a torrid time for Britain’s railways lately. In the last six months – as many a hard-pressed City A.M. commuter will know – there have been bad tempered strikes on the Tube and commuter railways. Channel Tunnel trains have had to run the gauntlet of tyre-burning port workers in Calais as well as [...]
August 2015 TfL Tube strike: Night Tube to miss 12 September launch date August 12, 2015 The Night Tube is being delayed until after its 12 September launch date as unions continue to threaten strike action. Sources have told City A.M that London Underground is poised to announce the 24-hour service will miss its start-point next month. A TfL spokesman said there was "no change to our position", which [...]
TfL Tube strike August 2015: RMT confirms two new 24 hour strike dates August 12, 2015 RMT has confirmed a further two 24-hour strikes over the Night Tube to take place in August. Train operators and instructor operators will walk out from 9pm on Tuesday 25 August until the same time 26 August. It will be repeated again from 9pm on 27 August until 28 August. All other staff will [...]
August 2015 TfL Tube strike: Tube union demands would “cost TfL £1.4bn” – and it’s commuters who’ll pay August 12, 2015 The demands being made by the four unions in the Night Tube dispute would cost £1.4bn over the next eight years, forcing Tube fares up, TfL has claimed. RMT, TSSA, Aslef and Unite have been leading industrial action for the last few weeks over the introduction of the 24-hour service, seeking a number of [...]
TfL Tube strike August 2015: Just one in five commuters back the strikers as two new strike dates announced August 11, 2015 As RMT announced another two Tube strike dates, it seems the majority of Londoners are getting fed up with the conflict over the Night Tube disrupting their commute – although most of us don't like the idea of night-working ourselves. Only one in five back the strikers, showed a Yougov poll conducted over the latest [...]
TfL Tube strike: Night Tube talks between TfL and unions RMT, TSSA, Aslef and Unite adjourned until Wednesday August 11, 2015 Crunch talks over the Night Tube will not resume until Wednesday at the earliest, as the threat of another Tube strike looms over Londoners. UPDATE: RMT confirms two new 24 hour strike dates Representatives of the four unions – RMT, TSSA, Aslef and Unite – met with Transport for London bosses at Acas yesterday [...]
TfL Tube strike: Talks begin between unions and transport bosses to avert more action over Night Tube August 11, 2015 A fresh attempt to break the deadlock between transport unions and TfL over the Night Tube dispute will begin today in an effort to avoid yet another Tube strike. UPDATE: These are the new Tube strike dates The two sides will meet at conciliatory service Acas today, with the unions threatening yet more industrial [...]
Network Rail fined £2m for London Bridge overcrowding chaos and other delays August 10, 2015 Network Rail has been fined £2m by the rail watchdog over chaos at London Bridge station which caused misery for thousands of commuters earlier this year. An investigation into Network Rail's performance by the Office of Rail and Road found that while there was no systematic weakness at the firm causing the failings, it did [...]