August 2015 TfL Tube strike: Union RMT calls for Night Tube to be suspended, blasting it as “vanity project” and “fundamentally flawed” August 5, 2015 RMT has called for Boris Johnson and Transport for London to suspend the Night Tube “vanity project” ahead of this week's strike action. The transport union claimed the Night Tube – which is at the centre of the ongoing dispute – was “fundamentally flawed from top to bottom”, saying it could cause “breakdowns and [...]
August 2015 TfL Tube strike: Union RMT says another strike is “likely” before Night Tube launches in September August 5, 2015 The threat of further strike action over the Night Tube is “likely” if Transport for London bosses do not significantly improve their pay offer, a union spokesman has said. RMT said it was balloting further members – staff working for for Tube Lines, who maintain the Piccadilly, Northern and Jubilee lines – over a [...]
August 2015 TfL Tube strike: This is the latest pay deal for the Night Tube that unions RMT, TSSA, Aslef and Unite rejected August 5, 2015 Transport for London is pulling out all the stops to let frustrated commuters know how hard it tried to avoid today's Tube strike. In case you've been living in a bunker for the past week and don't know, members of the four transport unions will walk out from 6:30pm tonight. There will be no [...]
August 2015 Tfl Tube strike: Travel advice on DLR, trains, buses, which apps to use and which routes to avoid: This is your survival kit August 5, 2015 Bad news for those who work in London: This week's Tube strike is going ahead. Unions yesterday rejected the new pay deal, saying it still didn't go far enough. This morning transport union RMT went even further and said the entire Night Tube “vanity project” should be disbanded. But assuming TfL and Boris [...]
Tube strike August 2015 TfL: Travel advice for Wednesday and Thursday – no Tube, but DLR, London Overground, trams, rail and 250 extra buses will run August 4, 2015 The Tube strike is on after unions rejected the latest pay offer from TfL, and that means you're likely to run into problems if you're travelling in London on Wednesday and Thursday this week. Here's everything you need to know to prepare and plan for your journey. When? The Tube will stop running from 6.30pm [...]
August 2015 TfL Tube strike travel advice These are the bus routes and train stations you should avoid because of crowding August 4, 2015 Bad news, Londoners: this week's Tube strike is on after all four unions rejected the latest pay deal from Transport for London. Although it's being called a 24-hour strike it will actually last longer than that. The action will start at 6:30pm on Wednesday 5 August, and run throughout the whole of Thursday. A [...]
August 2015 TfL Tube strike is going ahead: RMT, TSSA Unite and Aslef unions rejects latest pay offer August 3, 2015 Update: All four unions have now confirmed the 24-hour Tube strike, over a dispute regarding the Night Tube, will go ahead this week. The strike will take place from 6:30pm on Wednesday 5 August. There will be no Tube at all on Thursday. A normal service is expected to return on Friday. This is on top [...]
August 2015 TfL Tube strike: As the unions reject the pay deal, here’s how to cheat the strike August 3, 2015 This week London will once again be brought to its knees if the planned Tube strikes go ahead. Commuter routes will be in chaos with platforms tens of people deep and bus stops will have queues so long, anything previously seen at a Greek ATM will pale into insignificance. Millions using the public transport [...]
August 2015 TfL Tube strike called off? Union bosses at RMT to discuss new offer made by transport bosses over Night Tube dispute August 3, 2015 Has the latest Tube strike been averted at the 11th hour? We have all our fingers and toes crossed that it could well be. A new offer has been made to the workers affected by the Night Tube. Bosses at unions including RMT, TSSA and Aslef will meet today to discuss the offer and [...]
TfL Tube Strike: TSSA union accuses Boris Johnson of “engineering” Night Tube dispute and “playing politics” July 30, 2015 One of the unions representing Tube drivers who plan to strike next week has accused London mayor Boris Johnson of "engineering" the dispute and "playing politics" with the matter in the latest shot fired between the two warring sides. Tube workers will strike for 24 hours on 5 August over working hours on the soon-to-launch [...]