Southern Rail guards to stage five-day strike in August 2016 July 28, 2016 Rail union RMT has confirmed a new round of industrial action involving Southern Rail guards after "a point blank refusal by both the company and the government to engage with the union" ahead of a 21 August deadline. Guards will not work any shifts between 12:01AM on Monday 8 August and 11:59PM on Friday 12 August. [...]
Commuter hell might get worse: RMT to ballot station staff across Govia Thameslink Railways July 27, 2016 Already reeling from upheaval on Southern Rail, commuters may enter the next circle of hell as RMT is to ballot staff across Govia Thameslink Railways (GTR). The union says it is to ballot station staff for industrial action over the threat to jobs, pay and safety from the impact of ticket office closures and the [...]
The first strike action in a generation by North Sea oil workers is taking place today July 26, 2016 Hundreds of North Sea oil workers have agreed to down their tools for the first time in a generation today. Nearly 400 members of trade unions Unite and RMT will take part in a 24-hour stoppage. They work for Wood Group across eight oil platforms. This will be followed by a series of other strikes [...]
Sadiq Khan urges Transport for London to take “immediate control of Southern Rail” until problems are resolved July 20, 2016 Transport for London should take immediate control of Southern Rail until problems on its lines are resolved, the mayor of London has said. Sadiq Khan has come out today to voice concern over the service and state he urgently wants to put a top TfL team in charge of failing Govia Thameslink Railways' Southern franchise. [...]
North Sea oil workers back strike action as tensions mount July 13, 2016 The North Sea came closer to strike action today after workers voted largely in favour of a walkout. Two ballots from the Unite and RMT trade unions were well over the 50 per cent turnout threshold for walkouts at Shell's Brent oilfield. Read more: Oil slide leads to call from RAC for savings on the forecourt Unite said the next [...]
It’s high time Southern Rail got its act together July 12, 2016 Commuters on the troubled Southern rail franchise have had enough, and rightly so. The London and south-east England service has been beset by delays and cancellations caused by engineering works and industrial action. Yesterday, long-suffering commuters demonstrated in Victoria station during the evening rush-hour in protest at the lamentable service they’re forced to endure. The protest [...]
Southern is going to cut 341 trains a day in a revised timetable July 5, 2016 Southern Rail is to cut 341 trains a day as it revises its timetable to respond to prolonged cancellations and delays. The new schedule, which allows the cancellation of 15 per cent of trains, will start on Monday amid growing tension with RMT union, which has said the firm is in "crisis management". Southern Passenger Services [...]
RMT union says Govia Thameslink Railway franchise is being given permission to cancel 350 trains a day July 4, 2016 Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has been given permission by the government to introduce an emergency timetable from next Monday, allowing them to cancel 350 more trains a day, a union has warned. The RMT union said the figures were confirmed to the union at a GTR meeting on Friday, and that the emergency timetable will [...]
Rail strike: 24-hour industrial action on Southern trains causes travel disruption June 21, 2016 A 24-hour train strike on key commuter routes has caused chaos as a dispute continues between RMT union and Southern rail. Southern has had to cancel certain trains, while others are expected to be severally delayed, including routes to London Victoria. Southern said: "The strike will have a significant effect on Southern services on the whole [...]
RMT’s vote for a strike over Night Tube will be Sadiq Khan’s first test as mayor of London May 25, 2016 Well, that parade has been been well and truly rained upon. At the start of this week, TfL announced – to widespread cheers – that the long-promised Night Tube would (finally) launch in August. That promise remains on track, but yesterday the sense of triumph was darkened by the prospect of more strikes. The RMT, [...]