New TfL Tube strike set for 5 August 2015: Businesses predicted to lose millions if second walk out over Night Tube service goes ahead July 13, 2015 Businesses are expected to lose millions of pounds over another 24-hour strike called by London's tube drivers today. Read more: Second strike to disrupt London over Night Tube John Allan, national chairman for the Federation of Small Businesses, described the Aslef union's decision to walkout at 21:30pm on 5 August as "another blow to businesses". The [...]
Second strike to disrupt London Underground over Night Tube service scheduled for August July 13, 2015 London Underground drivers have voted to take part in another 24-hour strike as disputes over the introduction of the Night Tube continue. Members of train drivers union Aslef have approved action to take place from 9:30pm on August 5. Talks will be held with conciliation service Acas today, in a bid to avert [...]
TfL Tube strike 2015: Unions resume battle after strike misery paralyses London traffic July 9, 2015 Londoners were forced to resurrect the Blitz spirit yesterday as the Tube strike all but paralysed travel in the capital. As commuters faced long walks to and from work, queues for Santander bikes, gridlocked streets, taxi rates almost tripled by Uber and fights for a place on crowded buses, unions praised drivers for the [...]
TfL Tube strike 2015: London mayor Boris Johnson admits Night Tube might miss launch date July 9, 2015 Boris Johnson has admitted the Night Tube may not start on time, on the day of the biggest London Underground strike in more than a decade. Speaking at City Hall this morning the London mayor refused to commit to the 12 September launch. “I'm not hung up on the date”, he said, adding: “We'll [...]
TfL Tube strike 2015: Second day of strike action causes rush hour misery for thousands of London commuters July 9, 2015 Thousands of commuters were facing a morning of delays today, after London Underground drivers went ahead with a 24-hour strike. Read more: This map shows how long it takes to walk between London Underground stations Unions have been at loggerheads with Transport for London (TfL) over the Night Tube, which will run at weekends from September. [...]
Londoners endure Tube strike misery July 8, 2015 COMMUTERS battled to get home last night amid scenes of overcrowding at Tube stations and gridlock on the roads as around 20,000 London Underground workers went on strike. The pain is set to continue today, with the Tube only reopening at 9.30pm. Londoners tweeted pictures of growing crowds, such as this crush at Oxford Circus, [...]
TfL Tube strike 2015: London Underground boss Mike Brown defends Night Tube, insists workers’ hours will not increase July 8, 2015 London Underground boss Mike Brown has defended the Night Tube as “exciting and essential” – and insisted the group is not demanding staff to work more hours to operate it. Tube workers are poised to go on a major strike from 6pm tonight, which will disrupt the entire network for at least 24 hours. [...]
TfL Tube strike and First Great Western, Southern, Northern train strikes: There’s going to be major disruption in the next week – but commuters could claim millions back in compensation July 8, 2015 Having called off the Network Rail strike in May, union bosses have been busy planning a "perfect storm" of rail and Tube strikes – conveniently timed to start on the same day as George Osborne’s summer Budget. From July 8th to 17th, strikes have been scheduled by London Underground, First Great Western, Southern Rail [...]
TfL Tube strike 2015 is on: Expect travel chaos from 6.30pm today and all day Thursday July 7, 2015 Millions of commuters will face travel misery today after last-ditch efforts to resolve a dispute over London Underground worker’s pay and hours failed to stop strike plans. Transport for London’s (TfL) latest offer was turned down by unions late yesterday, paving the way for industrial action that will stop tube services tonight and all [...]
Tube strike 2015: Talks to avert action between TfL and drivers’ unions fail July 7, 2015 A Tube strike is certain to go ahead after crunch talks between TfL and drivers' unions failed this afternoon. "It's clear that TfL are not serious about negotiations," a spokesperson for Aslef, the union which represents the majority of Tube drivers, told City A.M. An emphatic "no" was given when asked whether there was any [...]