London Tube workers vote to strike April 17, 2012 London Underground staff are set to walk out for 72 hours next week after they voted “four to one” in favour of strike action. The Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers union (RMT) said its workers would cease work at 4pm on 24 April and not return until after 4pm on 27 April. The dispute is [...]
Tube support staff vote to strike April 16, 2012 The RMT union said maintenance staff working for Tube Lines have voted four to one in favour of strike action in a dispute over pay, benefits and pensions parity with other Transport for London staff. RMT is now considering its next course of action.
Boris pledges to get rid of Tube drivers March 26, 2012 BORIS Johnson has announced an all-out push towards automation of the Tube network, pledging that he will never again buy a Tube train that requires a driver. “It is time for London to learn from other metro networks and get the benefits of automatic train control. It is time to move forward with ‘train captains’ [...]
Olympic Tube strike talks stall March 22, 2012 Talks to avoid a transport strike during the Olympics stalled yesterday, with union reps slamming London Underground for imposing “even more strings” on workers alongside an £850 bonus. Five days of negotiations broke down yesterday morning when the RMT union objected to what it said were unreasonable and “inherently unsafe” demands that staff work more [...]
Tube workers to reject Games offer March 18, 2012 TUBE workers are set to reject yet another Olympics bonus offer this week, leaving transport bosses scrambling to avoid strikes during the Games, which are now just over four months away. Almost 150 reps for the RMT will today call on the union to turn down the latest £850 overtime and bonus package. The reps [...]
Cameron’s anger as unions mull mass strike action during London Olympics February 29, 2012 DAVID Cameron has condemned calls from the leader of the UK’s biggest trade union for strike action during the Olympics as “completely unacceptable and unpatriotic”. Len McCluskey, head of Unite, had said workers should consider disrupting the Games as a protest against the government’s planned slowdown of public spending. McCluskey said people coming to Britain [...]
CITY VIEWS: SHOULD TUBE DRIVERS GO ON STRIKE DURING THE OLYMPICS? February 29, 2012 YILMAZ OZTURK | ENIGIN UK “It’s unfair. It’s part of their role – they get paid all through the year and extra passengers would not be coming into their cab.” JAMES WADDELL | CITY OF LONDON “The Olympics is a time for Londoners to come together and unite. It’s important that all Londoners help to [...]
Arsenal put back Boxing Day fixture December 22, 2011 ARSENAL face a festive fixture pile-up after a planned Tube strike forced the north London club to push their scheduled Boxing Day clash against Wolves back by 24 hours. The Gunners, who confirmed tickets purchased for the match are still valid for 27 December, now face the prospect of three matches in the space of [...]
High court fails to stop Boxing Day Tube strike December 22, 2011 A BOXING day strike by Tube drivers has been given the green light, threatening to disrupt football matches and shoppers, after a high court judge refused to halt it. London Underground (LU) had argued that the strike was illegal as drivers who are not expected to work on 26 December had cast their vote in [...]
Toothless Wolves won’t worry Wenger’s boys at the Emirates December 22, 2011 INDUSTRIAL action by London Underground staff means Arsenal versus Wolves has been postponed 24 hours, but that shouldn’t stop the Gunners continuing the run which has saved their season from going down the tube. Arsene Wenger’s men have won eight of their last 10 Premier League outings, during which time Wolves have accumulated just eight [...]