TfL beats chaos as Tube keeps running October 4, 2010 TRANSPORT for London (TfL) operated 40 per cent of its Tube services yesterday as the second 24-hour strike launched by trade unions RMT and Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA), hit the capital. The transport group said that 10 of the 11 lines that make up the Underground network ran services yesterday as the strike, which [...]
CITY VIEWS: IS BORIS RIGHT? SHOULD STRIKES BE STOPPED? October 4, 2010 NICK LAWTON | FDM GROUP “Since the Tube workers have abused the right to strike for so long, the Mayor has a point. These lot are making a joke of it by striking on a regular basis.” SAM DAVYSON | THREADNEEDLE “No, I don’t think Boris has a point. It’s a good thing that the [...]
London faces Tube chaos October 3, 2010 LONDONERS are facing another gruelling day of commuting across the capital as London Underground (LU) workers launch a second 24-hour strike in as many months. The walkout, which will finish at 6:28pm tonight, will cause extreme disruption to this morning’s commute as the entire Underground network is affected by the action. At 6:29pm yesterday, over [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING September 30, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS CALLS FOR REVIEW OF CURBS ON MIGRANTS New rules that restrict companies from hiring foreign workers must be “reviewed immediately”, the CBI employers’ body said, putting the business lobby on collision course with the government. The Home Office imposed a temporary limit on skilled workers coming to Britain from outside the European [...]
Unions reject Tube talks September 23, 2010 TUBE unions embroiled in a bitter dispute with London Underground (LU) have refused a call by the public transport body to resume talks aimed at averting another strike. Transport unions the RMT and Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA), which together represent over 10,000 Tube workers, said proposals made by LU “do not go far enough [...]
Tube unions to meet with LU to avert strikes September 21, 2010 TUBE union bosses are meeting London Underground (LU) management this morning with hopes of putting a bitter dispute over job cuts and the possibility of another set of strikes behind them. RMT and the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) will meet LU at conciliation service Acas in a bid to halt planned strikes for October [...]
Tube bosses to meet with unions to avoid further strikes by staff September 15, 2010 TALKS to avoid another set of crippling strikes by Tube staff are set to take place next week. Senior management from the London Underground (LU) will meet with trade unions RMT and the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) at conciliation service Acas in a bid to soothe a heated dispute over proposed job cuts to [...]
CITY VIEWS: ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT ANOTHER WAVE OF STRIKES? September 13, 2010 JAMES DEVON | GEORGESON “I am not entirely worried about more strikes but I do expect more to happen as it seems to be a growing trend at the moment. But they seem to be causing less impact now as companies are coping. I beat the tube strike by taking the tube!” SONY DHOKIA | [...]
Tube strike causes chaos September 7, 2010 THE TUBE is expected to run a normal service today, according to Transport for London (TfL), after the strike by London Underground (LU) workers triggered intense disruption in London yesterday. However, more people than expected braved the strikes and came to work. By 5pm last night TfL said it was already operating one-third of its [...]
Tube strike causes gridlock and costs economy £48m September 7, 2010 Millions of commuters across London struggled to get to work on Tuesday as a 24-hour strike by workers on the underground rail system crippled much of the network, hurting the city’s convalescent economy. Passengers took to bikes, buses, walked, or made use of extra boat services on the Thames that runs through the city in [...]