A salary agreement has been approved by thousands of rail workers. The agreement includes a salary raise ranging from 14.4% for the lowest paid grades to 9.2%. the union’s members will keep striking until they obtain a better deal. A salary agreement has been approved by thousands of rail workers, ending months of strike action. … Read more
The proposed walkout dates are December 16, 18, 22, and 23. More than 100 security personnel employed by facilities management company Mitie are expected to leave their jobs. Demand for salary rises in keeping with the rising cost of living is widespread among workers. In the weeks leading up to Christmas, security personnel who operate … Read more
Second of three one-day strikes planned for Thursday. About 40,000 RMT members at Network Rail are set to be taken off work on Thursday after talks fail. It was a complete fabrication, according to Andrew Haines, chief executive officer of Network Rail. The union at the centre of the dispute has announced that the second … Read more
TSSA union announced on Wednesday that its members at Merseyrail had voted to accept a 7.1% pay increase. Agreement is more than double what Network Rail and train operators offered during negotiations with the RMT union. The TSSA said the deal shows unions are “in no way a block on finding solutions”. UK rail strikes: A … Read more
An enraged commuter walked out into the street to block a bus in protest of it failing to stop for rail strike commuters. A huge number of people were waiting for the 123 bus to Lordship Lane/Downhills Way at an undisclosed bus stop in London. After the bus failed to stop, one man became enraged … Read more
The London Underground has declared that personnel will walk out of two critical stations during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend. Tube workers in the RMT (National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers) have voted to strike on Friday, June 3 at Euston and Green Park stations, citing a poisonous work environment fostered by a … Read more
LONDON – Commuters in London were thrown into chaos on Tuesday when nearly all tube services have been suspended as about 10,000 London Underground workers from the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) Union went on a planned 24-hour strike. The strike follows unresolved dispute between RMT and Transport for London (TfL) over the latter’s alleged … Read more
