RMT in Tube strike talks June 21, 2010 TALKS TO prevent strikes on the London Underground and Docklands Light Railway (DLR) took place yesterday at conciliation service Acas as rail union RMT met Tube Lines and Serco. Platform and station staff on the DLR, which carries commuters to and from Canary Wharf, are due to walk out for three days starting Wednesday 23 [...]
RMT in Tube strike talks June 21, 2010 TALKS TO prevent strikes on the London Underground and Docklands Light Railway (DLR) took place yesterday at conciliation service Acas as rail union RMT met Tube Lines and Serco. Platform and station staff on the DLR, which carries commuters to and from Canary Wharf, are due to walk out for three days starting Wednesday 23 [...]
Hutton to lead public sector pension probe June 20, 2010 FORMER Labour cabinet minister John Hutton has been appointed by the coalition government to lead a commission into public sector pensions. Announcing the appointment, chancellor George Osborne said it was “unsustainable” to expect taxpayers to cough up for public sector pensions. Hutton, a former secretary of state for work and pensions, will be asked to [...]
Hutton to lead public sector pension probe June 20, 2010 FORMER Labour cabinet minister John Hutton has been appointed by the coalition government to lead a commission into public sector pensions. Announcing the appointment, chancellor George Osborne said it was “unsustainable” to expect taxpayers to cough up for public sector pensions. Hutton, a former secretary of state for work and pensions, will be asked to [...]
Tories call for driverless trains on the London Underground June 17, 2010 LONDON’S underground trains could run without drivers in the future if the government meets demands made by the Conservative Group of the London Assembly to replace the current “third rate” trains. The group argued in a report to the Mayor that driverless trains would offer safer and more efficient levels of service and would put [...]
NEW WAYS TO BE HANDSOME June 14, 2010 THE idea of “getting a bit of work done” is no longer the preserve of ladies of a certain age – everyone’s at it, including men, from Simon Cowell and Gordon Ramsay to City gents who feel their features wilting under recessionary pressures. Any attempt to revitalise one’s looks should begin with a lifestyle reboot, [...]
Commuters hit by DLR strike June 14, 2010 COMMUTERS heading into work later this month will be faced with further disruptions after rail union RMT announced Docklands Light Railway (DLR) workers will walk off the job for three days in June. The dispute, which will see DLR workers strike from 23 to 26 June, is over pay and conditions. RMT general secretary Bob [...]
Santander June 9, 2010 RECESSION? What recession? Santander might be the biggest lender in Spain, which has suffered one of the steepest housing downturns in the world – but it is showing no signs of slowing its frenetic acquisition spree. Already in pole position to snap up the RBS branches that are on the block, it has now bought [...]
Two 48-hour Tube strikes to hit London June 9, 2010 LONDONERS are facing severe travel disruptions after rail union RMT announced two 48-hour strikes by Tube Lines maintenance staff starting later this month. Tube Lines workers, which cover maintenance of the Jubilee, Piccadilly and Northern lines, will walk off the job from 23 to 25 June and 14 to 16 July. The strike is likely [...]
Tube Lines boss to quit as strike looms June 7, 2010 TRANSPORT for London (TfL) has begun preparations to take over Tube Lines after overhauling the group’s management structure. Tube Lines chief executive Andrew Cleaves will leave the company following the 30 June acquisition and will be replaced by former Metronet boss Andie Harper. Harper will join Tube Lines this month from the stricken maintenance company, [...]