Now Aslef’s balloting Southern Rail drivers for industrial action October 18, 2016 The UK train drivers' union Aslef has announced that drivers on Southern Railway will be balloted for industrial action, after last-ditch talks came to nothing. Talks were arranged at the union's head office yesterday, but the union said they "failed to resolve the problems at the heart of this dispute". Read more: Southern Rail commuters had [...]
Rail freight firm DB Cargo slashes 900 jobs in the UK October 18, 2016 German-owned DB Cargo has announced plans to cut up to 900 jobs due to "rapid and unprecedented changes" in the markets it operates in. The firm is proposing a potential reduction of its workforce by 893 roles across the business and a downsizing of its locomotive and wagon fleet, as well as a revision of the number [...]
RMT turns down ‘bribe’ from Southern as next three-day strike goes ahead October 17, 2016 Southern’s latest attempt to bring an end to ongoing strike action has been promptly rebuffed by the Rail Maritime and Transport union (RMT). Southern’s last roll of the dice before train guards walk out on another three-day strike at midnight, was putting a lump sum of £2,000 back on the table earlier today. Southern owner Govia Thameslink [...]
Face-to-face talks between Southern Rail and RMT break down October 12, 2016 Talks aimed at resolving the ongoing dispute over the role of guards on Southern Rail have broken down without agreement, the Rail and Maritime Transport (RMT) union said. RMT general secretary Mick Cash said Southern Rail boss Charles Horton was "refusing to stick by the assurances he gave to the media yesterday that he can 'absolutely' guarantee a [...]
London travel disruption: Delays into London Liverpool Street between St Pancras and Blackfriars October 12, 2016 Londoners are facing delays on a number of forms of transport this morning, as the Southern rail strikes continue. Trains between London St Pancras and Blackfriars are delayed due to a broken down train. Trains between London St Pancras International and London Blackfriars may be delayed by up to 15 minutes because of a broken [...]
RMT accepts offer from Southern Rail for talks on Wednesday October 11, 2016 Fresh talks will go ahead tomorrow in an attempt to break the deadlock between Southern Rail and the Rail and Maritime Transport (RMT) union. Charles Horton, the beleaguered boss of Southern Rail, today offered to meet with the RMT to try and halt ongoing industrial action. Read more: Southern Rail commuters had very British responses to today's train [...]
Southern Rail commuters had some very British responses to the latest RMT strikes and engineering chaos October 11, 2016 Travel chaos is well and truly underway as strikes (and over-running engineering works) cause more turmoil for Southern commuters. And passengers have been doing what any good Brit would do – taking to social media to complain. Strikes might be disruptive, but they do provide ample opportunity to take part in one of the national pastimes: queuing [...]
London commuters set for delays and disruption on train services as Southern rail strike kicks off October 11, 2016 Commuters travelling in and out of London on Southern services are facing delays and disruption as RMT union members embarked on the latest round of strike action – and engineering works are creating mroe chaos on the train lines. Workers are taking industrial action against Southern's plans to get rid of conductors and operate driver-only [...]
Southern Railway strikes to go ahead despite last-ditch legal action October 10, 2016 A three-day strike starting on Tuesday is going ahead, despite Southern Railway's late legal challenge. The company said it had ruled out further talks with the RMT union. RMT general secretary Mick Cash confirmed the receipt of a legal challenge from the train operator over the guards safety row. "It is appalling that rather than [...]
The RMT tells members to accept new role but holds firm on strike action October 9, 2016 In the latest episode of the long-running dispute between the RMT and Govia Thameslink Railway, the union has advised its members to accept the new on-board supervisor role, but to proceed with strike action. RMT general secretary Mick Cash denied there had been a climb down from the union. “Our dispute remains on and the [...]