Unions slam P&O Ferries owner after it announces record £600m profits August 18, 2022 Unions have slammed the “corporate gangster” owners of P&O Ferries, who sacked 786 British workers this year, after the company announced record first half profits today. DP World recorded a first-half profit of $721m (£598m) – a 51.8 per cent year-on-year increase. Frances O’Grady, general secretary at the Trades Union Congress (TUC), told City A.M. [...]
Londoners warned about busier buses as drivers go on month strike December 21, 2022 Londoners have been warned that buses will be “busier than usual” in the next few weeks, as drivers working in south and west London are set to go on strike. Members of the union Unite working for operator Abellio will down tools for 11 days between 24 December and 26 January as part of a [...]
UK to prioritise safety critical goods if rail strikes impact the whole network May 24, 2022 The UK will prioritise safety critical goods – including food and products needed for the energy and construction industries – if the rail strikes go ahead and disrupt the wider network. The government could be forced to reduce passenger services to make way for freight, causing significant disruption to travellers. “We will have to prioritise [...]
Addison Lee boss: Taxi firms making a fortune during strikes is an ‘urban myth’ October 24, 2022 Private taxi and hire companies making a fortune during strike days is an “urban myth”, according to Addison Lee’s chief executive Liam Griffin. “We don’t surge in the way Uber does,” Griffin told City A.M. “We continue to charge the same rates we would on any given day.” The comments come as thousands of rail [...]
DfT urges union to go back to negotiating table following “disappointing” rail strike ballot May 25, 2022 The Department for Transport (DfT) has urged the RMT union to go back to the negotiating table after a strike was announced last night following a 34-day ballot. “Strikes should always be the last resort, not the first, so it is hugely disappointing and premature that the RMT is calling for industrial action before even [...]
London venues warn they will haemorrhage sales if rail strikes go ahead this Christmas December 5, 2022 London restaurants have warned they will haemorrhage sales should planned railway strikes go ahead this month, as union bosses rejected a new pay offer over the week. Searcys champagne bar and restaurant chain, which has venues at the Gherkin and St Pancras International station, said it was worried it would take a 30 per cent [...]
London businesses lament dismal start to 2023 after another rail strike set for January December 20, 2022 Hospitality leaders have reiterated calls for rail firms and unions to hash out an eleventh-hour resolution to swerve January strikes, after train drivers announced another walk-out. Train drivers at 15 companies in the union Aslef have agreed to strike on 5 January, as part of a long-standing pay dispute. The walkout will take place on [...]
Nye at the National Theatre: Sheen shines but this play flatlines March 11, 2024 Nye at the National Theatre ★★★☆☆ Michael Sheen was born to play Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan, the firebrand Welsh politician who in 1948 willed into existence the NHS as we know it. Sheen has been a “not-for-profit” actor since 2021, donating the money from his movies to causes including a fund to help send Welsh kids [...]
The Queen: Royal Mail and rail unions suspend strikes out of respect September 9, 2022 UNIONS have suspended a series of strikes set for the next few days following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II yesterday. Members of the railway union RMT announced that the planned strike for 15 and 17 September would be called off out of respect for the monarch. The RMT was joined by the [...]
150,000 Brits join campaign to force govt to do more to tackle cost of living crisis August 9, 2022 A new campaign to press the Government to do more to tackle the cost-of-living crisis is backed by more than 150,000 people. Union leaders said the fact so many people signed up to the Enough is Enough campaign on its first day on Monday shows the popularity of the initiative. Dave Ward, general secretary of [...]