Boris and union bosses fail to avoid walkouts February 4, 2014 COMMUTERS are enduring the first day of disruption thanks to a 48-hour Tube strike that was branded “shameful” by the Prime Minister yesterday. Transport for London is trying to run a reduced service on almost all lines and has scheduled extra buses on the busiest routes. But the industrial action this week and next is [...]
Planning Awards take Boris’ mind off Tube February 4, 2014 FOLLOWING his tête-à-tête with RMT’s Bob Crow on LBC radio, Boris Johnson relaxed by presenting The London Planning Awards last night. East Village took the top gong for Planning Excellence as well as Best New Place To Live. “Enjoy yourselves at the after show drinks…but perhaps not for too long with the strike deadline approaching,” [...]
Boris and Bob Crow talk for the first time in five years… but the Tube strike’s still on February 4, 2014 Bob Crow’s having a busy morning. The head of the RMT union is at City Hall with his counterpart at the TSSA to try and confront Boris Johnson and his transport staff about the looming Tube strike. The mayor, meanwhile, was in the middle of his regular phone-in show on LBC – so Crow phoned [...]
Snapshot Guide: How to navigate this week’s tube strike chaos February 4, 2014 With unions RMT and TSSA threatening to halt transport across the City this week, we've got a handy snapshot guide to getting yourself through the disruption. Strikes that London mayor Boris Johnson says are tantamount to holding London to ransom will begin on Tuesday, if no progress is made. Tubes will start running at 7am [...]
Tube strike survival guide February 3, 2014 LONDON is bracing itself for the worst – forget the storms, this evening a Tube strike is going on. But instead of ducking for cover and barricading ourselves in, most of us will have to face the maelstrom head on as we battle to get to work (relatively on time) and back again. There’s still a [...]
Last-ditch talks as commuters face Tube strike February 3, 2014 UNION officials and Tube bosses will meet today for last-ditch talks to avoid a crippling two-day strike on the Underground this week. Transport for London has warned that all Tube lines will face disruption starting at around 9.30pm tomorrow if the two sides fail to agree a truce. Talks will resume today at the dispute [...]
Tomorrow’s DLR strike called off January 28, 2014 A 48-hour strike on the Docklands Light Railway due to start tomorrow has been called off, according to reports from RMT London Calling. The GGC has agreed to accept pay offers from Serco Docklands AND Carlisle. As a result all strikes are called off. Transport for London has confirmed the announcement, saying that services will [...]
Londoners face chaos on the Tube as unions mull coordinated strike January 27, 2014 A SECOND union has voted to strike on the Tube next week, leaving commuters facing 48 hours of chaos unless a compromise can be reached over Transport for London’s reforms. The TSSA said its members voted in favour of a walkout on 4-6 February followed by another strike on 11-13 February, joining the RMT union, [...]
Commuters set for rough ride as TSSA votes to join RMT strike January 27, 2014 The Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) will be joining two 48-hour Tube strikes in an announcement that will sink the hearts of commuters. Manuel Cortes, TSSA general secretary, said: It is now time for Boris to sit down with his staff representatives and negotiate a sensible deal which will protect the safety and security of [...]
TfL staff volunteering as Tube ambassadors during strikes January 23, 2014 TRANSPORT for London (TfL) is drafting in trained volunteers from its back offices to man the stations as “ambassadors” during next month’s strikes. Around 1,000 TfL staff, from accountants to former drivers, have offered to lend a hand to passengers during the RMT walkouts on 4-5 and 11-12 February. Volunteers working beyond the ticket barriers, [...]