Londoners endure Tube strike misery July 8, 2015 COMMUTERS battled to get home last night amid scenes of overcrowding at Tube stations and gridlock on the roads as around 20,000 London Underground workers went on strike. The pain is set to continue today, with the Tube only reopening at 9.30pm. Londoners tweeted pictures of growing crowds, such as this crush at Oxford Circus, [...]
TfL Tube strike 2015: London Underground boss Mike Brown defends Night Tube, insists workers’ hours will not increase July 8, 2015 London Underground boss Mike Brown has defended the Night Tube as “exciting and essential” – and insisted the group is not demanding staff to work more hours to operate it. Tube workers are poised to go on a major strike from 6pm tonight, which will disrupt the entire network for at least 24 hours. [...]
TfL Tube strike and First Great Western, Southern, Northern train strikes: There’s going to be major disruption in the next week – but commuters could claim millions back in compensation July 8, 2015 Having called off the Network Rail strike in May, union bosses have been busy planning a "perfect storm" of rail and Tube strikes – conveniently timed to start on the same day as George Osborne’s summer Budget. From July 8th to 17th, strikes have been scheduled by London Underground, First Great Western, Southern Rail [...]
TfL Tube strike 2015 is on: Expect travel chaos from 6.30pm today and all day Thursday July 7, 2015 Millions of commuters will face travel misery today after last-ditch efforts to resolve a dispute over London Underground worker’s pay and hours failed to stop strike plans. Transport for London’s (TfL) latest offer was turned down by unions late yesterday, paving the way for industrial action that will stop tube services tonight and all [...]
Tube strike 2015: Talks to avert action between TfL and drivers’ unions fail July 7, 2015 A Tube strike is certain to go ahead after crunch talks between TfL and drivers' unions failed this afternoon. "It's clear that TfL are not serious about negotiations," a spokesperson for Aslef, the union which represents the majority of Tube drivers, told City A.M. An emphatic "no" was given when asked whether there was any [...]
Tube strike 2015: TfL and union talks continue over new pay deal but strike still scheduled to go ahead July 7, 2015 Talks between Transport for London (TfL) and unions are continuing today, in an effort to avoid strike action which will bring the Tube grinding to a halt causing disruption for thousands of passengers. The clock is ticking on last-ditch talks seeking an agreement on a new pay deal offered yesterday by TfL, as the deadline [...]
Tube strike 2015: Drivers will strike over Night Tube after turning down this pay deal from TfL July 6, 2015 A 24-hour strike by Tube drivers planned for Wednesday is expected to go ahead, causing disruption to millions of Londoners, after a "final" pay offer was turned down. A new "final" offer of a two per cent pay rise this year, £2,000 for drivers and £500 for other staff working on the Night Tube services, was put forward [...]
RMT and TSSA workers vote to strike over Night Tube June 30, 2015 Workers for transport unions RMT and TSSA have voted “overwhelmingly” in favour of strike action over the Night Tube. Nearly 92 per cent of members voted in favour of strike action over both London Underground pay and the transition to running the Tube night. Some 96.5 per cent voted for action short of a [...]
Yes, London is finally getting a Night Tube, but we’re way behind other European capitals June 23, 2015 As of this autumn, Londoners will be able to take the train home any time of night. Although this is welcomed by travellers, the UK will hardly be the first EU country with a Night Tube. Of the 18 EU capitals that have a metro system, more than half already run either through the night [...]
London 24-hour Night Tube Map: This is where the weekend Tube will run on the Central, Jubilee, Northern, Piccadilly and Victoria lines June 22, 2015 The first map of London's first-ever Night Tube service has been revealed, showing passengers where they will be able to travel when the first services are introduced in less than three months time. Late night revellers will be able to make their way through the capital on the underground at weekends throughout the night from [...]