New Transport Strikes Expected To Cause More Travel Chaos For Train Metro And Bus Passengers Uk News

Several strikes have taken place in recent months as part of a long-running dispute over wages, jobs and working conditions. From Thursday, Network Rail, train companies, the London Underground and the capital’s buses will be hit by strikes, causing disruption to workers, passengers and fans heading to events including a cricket Test match at Lords. The industrial action will affect services until the end of the weekend. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT), Transport Allied Staffs Association (TSSA) and Unite will join after ongoing talks failed to break the deadlock. When do the strikes take place? RMT members at Network Rail and 14 train operators, TSSA members at seven companies and Unite members also at Network Rail will walk out on Thursday, causing disruption to Friday morning services. Friday services will also be rocked by strikes by RMT and Unite members on London Underground, as well as Unite members on London United bus services. On Saturday, the same groups of workers, excluding London Underground members, will strike again. As a result, Sunday morning train services will be affected. Train services on Thursday and Saturday will be drastically reduced, with around a fifth running and half the lines closed. Trains will only run from 7.30am onwards. until 6.30 p.m. on both days of the strike, while picket lines will be set up outside railway stations across the country. Those unable to travel on Thursday or Saturday can use their ticket either the day before or until August 23 or request a refund. Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player 2:04 What are rail workers asking for? “Train operators have offered nothing new” RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said his union members are more determined than ever to protect their pensions, secure a decent pay rise, job security and good working conditions and will not “tolerate bullying or hoodwinking”. “Network Rail has made no improvement on the previous pay offer and the train operating companies have not offered us anything new,” he said. He also claimed Tube bosses are holding “secret negotiations” with the government over job cuts and Network Rail is threatening to “impose compulsory redundancies” if strikes continue. Read more: What you need to know as industrial action continues Nine tips to reduce the amount of fuel you use London Southend Airport offers to accommodate canceled flights “The RMT will continue to negotiate in good faith but we cannot tolerate being bullied or bullied into accepting a raw deal for our members,” he added. “The government must stop meddling in these disputes so that employers can reach a negotiated settlement with us.” “This can’t go on” TSSA members taking action include staff working in ticket offices, stations, control rooms, engineering, as well as planning, scheduling and other support roles. The union is seeking guarantees of non-mandatory redundancies, wage increases commensurate with the cost of living and promises of non-unilateral changes to working terms and conditions. “Our members in the rail industry are in their third or fourth year of a wage freeze,” TSSA general secretary Manuel Cortes said. “Meanwhile, food and fuel bills are rising and the Tories’ cost of living crisis is making working people poorer. Enough is enough – this cannot go on. Follow The Daily podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Spreaker “For many of our members, this is the first time they have ever taken industrial action – it is a last resort and not something any rail worker takes lightly.” He added that rail workers “put their lives on the line” during the COVID pandemic, but negotiations are now blocked by the government, preventing employers from “making a reasonable offer” to the workers themselves. “Transport Secretary Grant Shapps and the Department for Transport must make a reasonable offer for pay and job security – either coming to the table themselves or allowing employers to negotiate freely,” he said. “We will not back down until our members win the pay, conditions and job security they deserve.” Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player 1:18 Fixed trains at London stations What does the transport secretary think? Mr Shapps described the industrial action as an example of unions “causing as much misery as possible” for taxpayers, who “raised £600 per household to ensure not a single rail worker loses his job during the pandemic”. . He tweeted: “It is not right for the country to be held to ransom by union bosses seeking to protect antiquated labor practices that have no place in the 21st century.” It comes as the Daily Mail reported details of Mr Sapp’s 16-point plan to tackle the strikes, with the newspaper saying such a plan could include ending a ban on the government using emergency powers to stop strikes , if they could create a “national emergency”. . Many reacted negatively to the strike announcement, with Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines saying he was “sorry” to see more disruption to the rail network. Steve Montgomery, who chairs the Rail Delivery Group, also hit back, saying the action imposed “even more uncertainty on passengers and businesses”.

title: “New Transport Strikes Expected To Cause More Travel Chaos For Train Metro And Bus Passengers Uk News Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-05” author: “Bobby Hodson”

Several strikes have taken place in recent months as part of a long-running dispute over wages, jobs and working conditions. From Thursday, Network Rail, train companies, the London Underground and the capital’s buses will be hit by strikes, causing disruption to workers, passengers and fans heading to events including a cricket Test match at Lords. The industrial action will affect services until the end of the weekend. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT), Transport Allied Staffs Association (TSSA) and Unite will join after ongoing talks failed to break the deadlock. When do the strikes take place? RMT members at Network Rail and 14 train operators, TSSA members at seven companies and Unite members also at Network Rail will walk out on Thursday, causing disruption to Friday morning services. Friday services will also be rocked by strikes by RMT and Unite members on London Underground, as well as Unite members on London United bus services. On Saturday, the same groups of workers, excluding London Underground members, will strike again. As a result, Sunday morning train services will be affected. Train services on Thursday and Saturday will be drastically reduced, with around a fifth running and half the lines closed. Trains will only run from 7.30am onwards. until 6.30 p.m. on both days of the strike, while picket lines will be set up outside railway stations across the country. Those unable to travel on Thursday or Saturday can use their ticket either the day before or until August 23 or request a refund. Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player 2:04 What are rail workers asking for? “Train operators have offered nothing new” RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said his union members are more determined than ever to protect their pensions, secure a decent pay rise, job security and good working conditions and will not “tolerate bullying or hoodwinking”. “Network Rail has made no improvement on the previous pay offer and the train operating companies have not offered us anything new,” he said. He also claimed Tube bosses are holding “secret negotiations” with the government over job cuts and Network Rail is threatening to “impose compulsory redundancies” if strikes continue. Read more: What you need to know as industrial action continues Nine tips to reduce the amount of fuel you use London Southend Airport offers to accommodate canceled flights “The RMT will continue to negotiate in good faith but we cannot tolerate being bullied or bullied into accepting a raw deal for our members,” he added. “The government must stop meddling in these disputes so that employers can reach a negotiated settlement with us.” “This can’t go on” TSSA members taking action include staff working in ticket offices, stations, control rooms, engineering, as well as planning, scheduling and other support roles. The union is seeking guarantees of non-mandatory redundancies, wage increases commensurate with the cost of living and promises of non-unilateral changes to working terms and conditions. “Our members in the rail industry are in their third or fourth year of a wage freeze,” TSSA general secretary Manuel Cortes said. “Meanwhile, food and fuel bills are rising and the Tories’ cost of living crisis is making working people poorer. Enough is enough – this cannot go on. Follow The Daily podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Spreaker “For many of our members, this is the first time they have ever taken industrial action – it is a last resort and not something any rail worker takes lightly.” He added that rail workers “put their lives on the line” during the COVID pandemic, but negotiations are now blocked by the government, preventing employers from “making a reasonable offer” to the workers themselves. “Transport Secretary Grant Shapps and the Department for Transport must make a reasonable offer for pay and job security – either coming to the table themselves or allowing employers to negotiate freely,” he said. “We will not back down until our members win the pay, conditions and job security they deserve.” Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player 1:18 Fixed trains at London stations What does the transport secretary think? Mr Shapps described the industrial action as an example of unions “causing as much misery as possible” for taxpayers, who “raised £600 per household to ensure not a single rail worker loses his job during the pandemic”. . He tweeted: “It is not right for the country to be held to ransom by union bosses seeking to protect antiquated labor practices that have no place in the 21st century.” It comes as the Daily Mail reported details of Mr Sapp’s 16-point plan to tackle the strikes, with the newspaper saying such a plan could include ending a ban on the government using emergency powers to stop strikes , if they could create a “national emergency”. . Many reacted negatively to the strike announcement, with Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines saying he was “sorry” to see more disruption to the rail network. Steve Montgomery, who chairs the Rail Delivery Group, also hit back, saying the action imposed “even more uncertainty on passengers and businesses”.

title: “New Transport Strikes Expected To Cause More Travel Chaos For Train Metro And Bus Passengers Uk News Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-29” author: “Ray Lindquist”

Several strikes have taken place in recent months as part of a long-running dispute over wages, jobs and working conditions. From Thursday, Network Rail, train companies, the London Underground and the capital’s buses will be hit by strikes, causing disruption to workers, passengers and fans heading to events including a cricket Test match at Lords. The industrial action will affect services until the end of the weekend. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT), Transport Allied Staffs Association (TSSA) and Unite will join after ongoing talks failed to break the deadlock. When do the strikes take place? RMT members at Network Rail and 14 train operators, TSSA members at seven companies and Unite members also at Network Rail will walk out on Thursday, causing disruption to Friday morning services. Friday services will also be rocked by strikes by RMT and Unite members on London Underground, as well as Unite members on London United bus services. On Saturday, the same groups of workers, excluding London Underground members, will strike again. As a result, Sunday morning train services will be affected. Train services on Thursday and Saturday will be drastically reduced, with around a fifth running and half the lines closed. Trains will only run from 7.30am onwards. until 6.30 p.m. on both days of the strike, while picket lines will be set up outside railway stations across the country. Those unable to travel on Thursday or Saturday can use their ticket either the day before or until August 23 or request a refund. Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player 2:04 What are rail workers asking for? “Train operators have offered nothing new” RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said his union members are more determined than ever to protect their pensions, secure a decent pay rise, job security and good working conditions and will not “tolerate bullying or hoodwinking”. “Network Rail has made no improvement on the previous pay offer and the train operating companies have not offered us anything new,” he said. He also claimed Tube bosses are holding “secret negotiations” with the government over job cuts and Network Rail is threatening to “impose compulsory redundancies” if strikes continue. Read more: What you need to know as industrial action continues Nine tips to reduce the amount of fuel you use London Southend Airport offers to accommodate canceled flights “The RMT will continue to negotiate in good faith but we cannot tolerate being bullied or bullied into accepting a raw deal for our members,” he added. “The government must stop meddling in these disputes so that employers can reach a negotiated settlement with us.” “This can’t go on” TSSA members taking action include staff working in ticket offices, stations, control rooms, engineering, as well as planning, scheduling and other support roles. The union is seeking guarantees of non-mandatory redundancies, wage increases commensurate with the cost of living and promises of non-unilateral changes to working terms and conditions. “Our members in the rail industry are in their third or fourth year of a wage freeze,” TSSA general secretary Manuel Cortes said. “Meanwhile, food and fuel bills are rising and the Tories’ cost of living crisis is making working people poorer. Enough is enough – this cannot go on. Follow The Daily podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Spreaker “For many of our members, this is the first time they have ever taken industrial action – it is a last resort and not something any rail worker takes lightly.” He added that rail workers “put their lives on the line” during the COVID pandemic, but negotiations are now blocked by the government, preventing employers from “making a reasonable offer” to the workers themselves. “Transport Secretary Grant Shapps and the Department for Transport must make a reasonable offer for pay and job security – either coming to the table themselves or allowing employers to negotiate freely,” he said. “We will not back down until our members win the pay, conditions and job security they deserve.” Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player 1:18 Fixed trains at London stations What does the transport secretary think? Mr Shapps described the industrial action as an example of unions “causing as much misery as possible” for taxpayers, who “raised £600 per household to ensure not a single rail worker loses his job during the pandemic”. . He tweeted: “It is not right for the country to be held to ransom by union bosses seeking to protect antiquated labor practices that have no place in the 21st century.” It comes as the Daily Mail reported details of Mr Sapp’s 16-point plan to tackle the strikes, with the newspaper saying such a plan could include ending a ban on the government using emergency powers to stop strikes , if they could create a “national emergency”. . Many reacted negatively to the strike announcement, with Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines saying he was “sorry” to see more disruption to the rail network. Steve Montgomery, who chairs the Rail Delivery Group, also hit back, saying the action imposed “even more uncertainty on passengers and businesses”.

title: “New Transport Strikes Expected To Cause More Travel Chaos For Train Metro And Bus Passengers Uk News Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-04” author: “Paul Guarnera”

Several strikes have taken place in recent months as part of a long-running dispute over wages, jobs and working conditions. From Thursday, Network Rail, train companies, the London Underground and the capital’s buses will be hit by strikes, causing disruption to workers, passengers and fans heading to events including a cricket Test match at Lords. The industrial action will affect services until the end of the weekend. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT), Transport Allied Staffs Association (TSSA) and Unite will join after ongoing talks failed to break the deadlock. When do the strikes take place? RMT members at Network Rail and 14 train operators, TSSA members at seven companies and Unite members also at Network Rail will walk out on Thursday, causing disruption to Friday morning services. Friday services will also be rocked by strikes by RMT and Unite members on London Underground, as well as Unite members on London United bus services. On Saturday, the same groups of workers, excluding London Underground members, will strike again. As a result, Sunday morning train services will be affected. Train services on Thursday and Saturday will be drastically reduced, with around a fifth running and half the lines closed. Trains will only run from 7.30am onwards. until 6.30 p.m. on both days of the strike, while picket lines will be set up outside railway stations across the country. Those unable to travel on Thursday or Saturday can use their ticket either the day before or until August 23 or request a refund. Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player 2:04 What are rail workers asking for? “Train operators have offered nothing new” RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said his union members are more determined than ever to protect their pensions, secure a decent pay rise, job security and good working conditions and will not “tolerate bullying or hoodwinking”. “Network Rail has made no improvement on the previous pay offer and the train operating companies have not offered us anything new,” he said. He also claimed Tube bosses are holding “secret negotiations” with the government over job cuts and Network Rail is threatening to “impose compulsory redundancies” if strikes continue. Read more: What you need to know as industrial action continues Nine tips to reduce the amount of fuel you use London Southend Airport offers to accommodate canceled flights “The RMT will continue to negotiate in good faith but we cannot tolerate being bullied or bullied into accepting a raw deal for our members,” he added. “The government must stop meddling in these disputes so that employers can reach a negotiated settlement with us.” “This can’t go on” TSSA members taking action include staff working in ticket offices, stations, control rooms, engineering, as well as planning, scheduling and other support roles. The union is seeking guarantees of non-mandatory redundancies, wage increases commensurate with the cost of living and promises of non-unilateral changes to working terms and conditions. “Our members in the rail industry are in their third or fourth year of a wage freeze,” TSSA general secretary Manuel Cortes said. “Meanwhile, food and fuel bills are rising and the Tories’ cost of living crisis is making working people poorer. Enough is enough – this cannot go on. Follow The Daily podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Spreaker “For many of our members, this is the first time they have ever taken industrial action – it is a last resort and not something any rail worker takes lightly.” He added that rail workers “put their lives on the line” during the COVID pandemic, but negotiations are now blocked by the government, preventing employers from “making a reasonable offer” to the workers themselves. “Transport Secretary Grant Shapps and the Department for Transport must make a reasonable offer for pay and job security – either coming to the table themselves or allowing employers to negotiate freely,” he said. “We will not back down until our members win the pay, conditions and job security they deserve.” Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player 1:18 Fixed trains at London stations What does the transport secretary think? Mr Shapps described the industrial action as an example of unions “causing as much misery as possible” for taxpayers, who “raised £600 per household to ensure not a single rail worker loses his job during the pandemic”. . He tweeted: “It is not right for the country to be held to ransom by union bosses seeking to protect antiquated labor practices that have no place in the 21st century.” It comes as the Daily Mail reported details of Mr Sapp’s 16-point plan to tackle the strikes, with the newspaper saying such a plan could include ending a ban on the government using emergency powers to stop strikes , if they could create a “national emergency”. . Many reacted negatively to the strike announcement, with Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines saying he was “sorry” to see more disruption to the rail network. Steve Montgomery, who chairs the Rail Delivery Group, also hit back, saying the action imposed “even more uncertainty on passengers and businesses”.

title: “New Transport Strikes Expected To Cause More Travel Chaos For Train Metro And Bus Passengers Uk News Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-05” author: “Regina Silver”

Several strikes have taken place in recent months as part of a long-running dispute over wages, jobs and working conditions. From Thursday, Network Rail, train companies, the London Underground and the capital’s buses will be hit by strikes, causing disruption to workers, passengers and fans heading to events including a cricket Test match at Lords. The industrial action will affect services until the end of the weekend. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT), Transport Allied Staffs Association (TSSA) and Unite will join after ongoing talks failed to break the deadlock. When do the strikes take place? RMT members at Network Rail and 14 train operators, TSSA members at seven companies and Unite members also at Network Rail will walk out on Thursday, causing disruption to Friday morning services. Friday services will also be rocked by strikes by RMT and Unite members on London Underground, as well as Unite members on London United bus services. On Saturday, the same groups of workers, excluding London Underground members, will strike again. As a result, Sunday morning train services will be affected. Train services on Thursday and Saturday will be drastically reduced, with around a fifth running and half the lines closed. Trains will only run from 7.30am onwards. until 6.30 p.m. on both days of the strike, while picket lines will be set up outside railway stations across the country. Those unable to travel on Thursday or Saturday can use their ticket either the day before or until August 23 or request a refund. Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player 2:04 What are rail workers asking for? “Train operators have offered nothing new” RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said his union members are more determined than ever to protect their pensions, secure a decent pay rise, job security and good working conditions and will not “tolerate bullying or hoodwinking”. “Network Rail has made no improvement on the previous pay offer and the train operating companies have not offered us anything new,” he said. He also claimed Tube bosses are holding “secret negotiations” with the government over job cuts and Network Rail is threatening to “impose compulsory redundancies” if strikes continue. Read more: What you need to know as industrial action continues Nine tips to reduce the amount of fuel you use London Southend Airport offers to accommodate canceled flights “The RMT will continue to negotiate in good faith but we cannot tolerate being bullied or bullied into accepting a raw deal for our members,” he added. “The government must stop meddling in these disputes so that employers can reach a negotiated settlement with us.” “This can’t go on” TSSA members taking action include staff working in ticket offices, stations, control rooms, engineering, as well as planning, scheduling and other support roles. The union is seeking guarantees of non-mandatory redundancies, wage increases commensurate with the cost of living and promises of non-unilateral changes to working terms and conditions. “Our members in the rail industry are in their third or fourth year of a wage freeze,” TSSA general secretary Manuel Cortes said. “Meanwhile, food and fuel bills are rising and the Tories’ cost of living crisis is making working people poorer. Enough is enough – this cannot go on. Follow The Daily podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Spreaker “For many of our members, this is the first time they have ever taken industrial action – it is a last resort and not something any rail worker takes lightly.” He added that rail workers “put their lives on the line” during the COVID pandemic, but negotiations are now blocked by the government, preventing employers from “making a reasonable offer” to the workers themselves. “Transport Secretary Grant Shapps and the Department for Transport must make a reasonable offer for pay and job security – either coming to the table themselves or allowing employers to negotiate freely,” he said. “We will not back down until our members win the pay, conditions and job security they deserve.” Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player 1:18 Fixed trains at London stations What does the transport secretary think? Mr Shapps described the industrial action as an example of unions “causing as much misery as possible” for taxpayers, who “raised £600 per household to ensure not a single rail worker loses his job during the pandemic”. . He tweeted: “It is not right for the country to be held to ransom by union bosses seeking to protect antiquated labor practices that have no place in the 21st century.” It comes as the Daily Mail reported details of Mr Sapp’s 16-point plan to tackle the strikes, with the newspaper saying such a plan could include ending a ban on the government using emergency powers to stop strikes , if they could create a “national emergency”. . Many reacted negatively to the strike announcement, with Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines saying he was “sorry” to see more disruption to the rail network. Steve Montgomery, who chairs the Rail Delivery Group, also hit back, saying the action imposed “even more uncertainty on passengers and businesses”.