RMT calls off planned pensions strike April 24, 2014 Transport union the RMT has called off planned strike action over pensionable pay. The General Grades Committee has decided not to go ahead with action planned to begin from next Monday, so Transport for London members should work normally. The general tube strike – scheduled for 28 April to 30 April and 5 May to [...]
Tube strike still on as last-ditch talks continue April 28, 2014 LONDON Underground staff will start a 48-hour strike tonight unless last-ditch talks between Transport for London and the RMT union produce a truce. TfL, which will meet with RMT officials for conciliation talks today, last night urged the union to call off the “pointless strike”. This week’s walkout, which comes after two months of negotiations [...]
Q and A: What happens now strike is suspended May 6, 2014 Q What did members of the RMT and London Underground agree on yesterday? A A station by station review will now continue, with all the trades unions invited to take part before any further Tube proposals are made. The review is due to be completed on 23 May. Q What will happen to the jobs [...]
Letters to the Editor – 01/05 – Tube strikes, Best of Twitter April 30, 2014 Tube strikes [Re: As Tube strikes cause transport chaos, should such union action be restricted?, yesterday] It is time to break the threats of militant union bosses. The GLA Conservatives have long made the case for banning strike action on the Tube. In return, unions should gain the right to independent mediation. Under a process [...]
Tube strike disruption starts this morning after talks with union failed April 28, 2014 LONDONERS are this morning facing the first full day of disruption on the Tube, following the RMT union’s decision to strike for 48 hours. London Underground workers began walkouts at 9pm last night, and Transport for London said services will not get back to normal until Thursday morning. A second wave of strike action is [...]
Half of all Tube trains are running as normal despite the strike April 29, 2014 Half of all scheduled Tube services are running this lunchtime despite the strike action by the RMT union, Transport for London has said. Two-third of Underground stations are open, and there were 7,961 buses operating on the city streets this morning – the highest number ever, says TfL. Boris Bike hires are up [...]
Londoners who skip the commute once a week could be refunded £310 a year April 10, 2014 London workers who skip their commute once a week could be handed a refund of up to £310.50 on their season ticket from next year, under a proposal set out today. Roger Evans, a Conservative member of the London Assembly, believes commuters who underuse their travelcard by walking, cycling or working from home should be [...]
TfL staff who kept services open during strike handed £25 bonus February 24, 2014 TRANSPORT for London staff who volunteered to help at stations during last month’s Tube strike have been given a £25 bonus, in a move derided as “gesture politics” by one of the trade unions. Hundreds of workers will be handed high street vouchers to recognise their efforts “over and above their day jobs”, said London [...]
French billionaire brings electric car sharing to London March 12, 2014 Londoners will from next year be able to hire an electric car for 15 minutes at a time, along the lines of the Boris Bike scheme, under plans unveiled by French industrialist Vincent Bollore today. Bollore, the company that will take over the existing Source London network of 1,500 electric charging points from TfL and [...]
French billionaire brings electric car sharing to London March 12, 2014 Londoners will from next year be able to hire an electric car for 15 minutes at a time, along the lines of the Boris Bike scheme, under plans unveiled by French industrialist Vincent Bollore today. Bollore, the company that will take over the existing Source London network of 1,500 electric charging points from TfL and [...]