UK trains disrupted again as workers stage fresh strikes
1 year, 11 months ago

UK trains disrupted again as workers stage fresh strikes

Associated Press  

LONDON — Commuters returning to work on Tuesday after the Christmas break were advised not to travel as tens of thousands of British rail workers stage a fresh round of strikes that will disrupt services all week. Transport Secretary Mark Harper urged union leaders to come to the negotiating table and said the government has offered a “very fair pay offer.” But union boss Mick Lynch said officials have not put forward any fresh proposals and suggested the government was blocking an agreement. “What we keep hearing is the same stuff from the government across the sectors that they want to facilitate an agreement, but they don’t actually do anything,” Lynch told Sky News from a picket line at London’s Euston train station. Train companies and the government argue they need to change the way the rail network operates to control costs after the coronavirus pandemic reduced passenger traffic and changed commuting patterns.

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Badenoch blames months of new train strikes on Labour’s pay rises for unions and says commuters will suffer
5 days, 8 hours ago

Badenoch blames months of new train strikes on Labour’s pay rises for unions and says commuters will suffer

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Kemi Badenoch has claimed train commuters will “suffer” for Labour’s inflation-busting …

Train strikes aren’t just disruptive – they’re dangerous... especially on New Year’s Eve
5 days, 10 hours ago

Train strikes aren’t just disruptive – they’re dangerous... especially on New Year’s Eve

The Independent  

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‘No way to run a railway’: How the Sunday blues have depressed Britain’s wear train passengers
5 days, 16 hours ago

‘No way to run a railway’: How the Sunday blues have depressed Britain’s wear train passengers

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. ‘Sunday work’ and rest day working for train drivers and other rail staff has long been a polarising issue in …

Commuters hit as ProRail workers strike in Utrecht, Amersfoort
1 month, 1 week ago

Commuters hit as ProRail workers strike in Utrecht, Amersfoort

Dutch News  

There were widespread problems for rail commuters on Friday morning as ProRail workers went on strike at key parts of the network in the centre of the Netherlands. The strike, from 6 am to 9 am, disrupted train services around Utrecht and Amersfoort and had knock on effects on services to Schiphol, Leiden, Deventer and Almere as well. Although the …

Rail strike will hit Wednesday commuters, international trains
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1 month, 1 week ago

Rail strike will hit Wednesday commuters, international trains

Dutch News  

There will be no trains in Noord-Holland and parts of Flevoland and Utrecht from 6 am to at least 9 am on Wednesday morning because of strike action by ProRail staff. Although the strike will end at 9 am, it will take some time for normal services to resume, railway company NS said. The strike will also lead to fewer …

Union calls off London Underground strikes
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Union calls off London Underground strikes

The Telegraph  

Planned strikes by London Underground workers in the RMT have been suspended, the union announced. Strikes by members of the drivers’ union Aslef next week and later in the month are still scheduled to go ahead. A letter from Aslef’s London organiser, Finn Brennan, sent to union members this week and seen by The Telegraph said: “There is nothing new …

Public transport workers strike in support of early retirement
3 months, 1 week ago

Public transport workers strike in support of early retirement

Dutch News  

Early commuters in Amsterdam, The Hague and Rotterdam were hit by major problems getting to work on Tuesday as public transport workers went on strike in support of their campaign for a better early retirement scheme. On Tuesday, public transport in the three big cities came to a halt between 4 am and 8 am and public transport firms said …

Commuters face public transport strikes on Tuesday, Wednesday
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Commuters face public transport strikes on Tuesday, Wednesday

Dutch News  

Commuters will be hit by major problems getting to work on Tuesday and Wednesday, as public transport workers go on strike in support of their early retirement campaign. On Tuesday, public transport in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague will come to a halt between 4 am and 8 am, and on Wednesday, NS and regional transport workers will strike at …

Former Tory rail minister admits failure on reform – and praises train staff and unions
4 months ago

Former Tory rail minister admits failure on reform – and praises train staff and unions

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The last Tory rail minister has made a surprise intervention in the row over train driver …

Train strikes return less than 48 hours after government offers pay deal
4 months, 1 week ago

Train strikes return less than 48 hours after government offers pay deal

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Commuters face three more months of train strikes as the drivers’ union Aslef announced further walkouts …

Public sector strikes threaten to spiral out of control
4 months, 1 week ago

Public sector strikes threaten to spiral out of control

The Telegraph  

Public sector strikes threatened to spiral out of control after train drivers and border guards announced new walkouts on Friday. Aslef announced the strike just 48 hours after securing an almost 15 per cent pay rise for drivers, spread across three years, to end a separate dispute. Earlier this month, Sir Keir Starmer’s Government also gave a 22 per cent …

Pay offer for train drivers ‘will prevent strikes’, minister says
4 months, 1 week ago

Pay offer for train drivers ‘will prevent strikes’, minister says

The Independent  

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Train strikes: Drivers across rail companies to stage fresh strikes in May, Aslef announces
8 months ago

Train strikes: Drivers across rail companies to stage fresh strikes in May, Aslef announces

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Fresh travel disruption will impact rail passengers in May as train drivers at rail companies across …

London Underground staff announce new wave of strikes that could shut some Tube stations this week in fresh rail misery for commuters
8 months, 2 weeks ago

London Underground staff announce new wave of strikes that could shut some Tube stations this week in fresh rail misery for commuters

Daily Mail  

Strike action by customer service managers at London Underground is to go ahead after talks failed to resolve a dispute over terms and conditions. Passengers try to get on board a service at Clapham Junction station in London this morning Passengers arrive at London Waterloo station this morning as the Aslef rail strike continues Commuter Alex Tudorache posted a picture …

Train strikes 2024: Full list of April dates when walkouts will affect national rail services and the lines that are running
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Train strikes 2024: Full list of April dates when walkouts will affect national rail services and the lines that are running

Daily Mail  

Overtime bans are currently in operation from Monday April 8 to Tuesday April 9 Rail passengers face further disruption to their journeys amid a long-running row over drivers' pay and conditions. As revised timetables have been drawn up and passengers are being advised to check before they travel, see our full list below of how rail strikes may affect your …

Train strikes grind Britain to a halt with four days of chaos (AGAIN): How Aslef walkout will affect YOU with 16 operators cancelling services from tomorrow - and 'little to no' Tube service next week
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Train strikes grind Britain to a halt with four days of chaos (AGAIN): How Aslef walkout will affect YOU with 16 operators cancelling services from tomorrow - and 'little to no' Tube service next week

Daily Mail  

Rail passengers face four days of chaos amid fresh disruption to train services because of strikes and an overtime ban by drivers in a long-running pay dispute. Here is where the strikes will take place: FRIDAY, APRIL 5: Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway and West Midlands Trains SATURDAY, APRIL 6: Chiltern Railways, Great Western Railway, LNER, Northern and …

Train passengers warned of fresh travel chaos as drivers strike again
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Train passengers warned of fresh travel chaos as drivers strike again

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Members of Aslef at 16 train operators will stage three one-day strikes across different train operating companies between April 5-8 …

What is the rail dispute all about and when will the next strikes be?
10 months, 1 week ago

What is the rail dispute all about and when will the next strikes be?

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. All out: Mick Whelan, general secretary of the train drivers’ union, Aslef, being interviewed outside London Euston station on a …

Train strikes to continue until August 2024 as Aslef railway drivers vote to continue walkouts
10 months, 1 week ago

Train strikes to continue until August 2024 as Aslef railway drivers vote to continue walkouts

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Train drivers at five rail operators have voted to continue taking strike action for six months …

Union announces London Overground strike dates for February and March
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Union announces London Overground strike dates for February and March

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Staff working on London Overground are set to go on strike in February and March after …

Train strike 2024: All you need to know about disruption in February and March
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Train strike 2024: All you need to know about disruption in February and March

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. They are: Intercity operators: Avanti West Coast CrossCountry East Midlands Railway Great Western Railway LNER TransPennine Express Southeast England commuter …

January and February rail strikes: Nationwide train disruption on its way as Aslef plan weeks of walk-outs
11 months, 1 week ago

January and February rail strikes: Nationwide train disruption on its way as Aslef plan weeks of walk-outs

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nationwide rail strikes have entered their third year, with a series of “rolling” walk-outs planned to …

Fresh wave of train strikes: More travel chaos expected as union Aslef announce workers will walk out from the end of January and enforce an overtime ban in long-running pay row
11 months, 1 week ago

Fresh wave of train strikes: More travel chaos expected as union Aslef announce workers will walk out from the end of January and enforce an overtime ban in long-running pay row

Daily Mail  

Britain's rail network will be crippled by strikes once again later this month after train drivers announced they would stage a series of fresh strikes and an overtime ban. 'No trains' signs at the closed Kettering station during an Aslef strike on December 2, 2023 An almost empty concourse at London Euston during an Aslef strike on October 4 last …

3-day union strike brings train traffic to a near standstill across Germany
11 months, 1 week ago

3-day union strike brings train traffic to a near standstill across Germany

Associated Press  

BERLIN — A union representing many of Germany’s train drivers started a nearly three-day strike early Wednesday in a rancorous dispute with the country’s state-owned main railway operator over working hours and pay. “The strike by the train drivers’ union GDL has had a massive impact on train services in Germany,” said Deutsche Bahn spokeswoman Anja Broeker. “We regret the …

Train strikes today: Everything you need to know about rail disruption
1 year ago

Train strikes today: Everything you need to know about rail disruption

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. They are: Intercity operators: Avanti West Coast CrossCountry East Midlands Railway Great Western Railway LNER TransPennine Express London commuter operators: …

Train drivers vote to continue taking strike action for next six months
1 year ago

Train drivers vote to continue taking strike action for next six months

The Independent  

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Rail passengers warned of disruption because of fresh strikes
1 year ago

Rail passengers warned of disruption because of fresh strikes

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. This unnecessary and avoidable industrial action called by the …

Fresh rail strikes in December as Aslef union members to walk out
1 year, 1 month ago

Fresh rail strikes in December as Aslef union members to walk out

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Sunday 3 December: Avanti West Coast, Chiltern, Great Northern, Thameslink and West Midlands Trains Monday 4 December: no strikes Tuesday …

Train drivers plan rolling one-day strikes across rail companies in December
1 year, 1 month ago

Train drivers plan rolling one-day strikes across rail companies in December

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Aslef union said the new walkouts will “ratchet …

Train strikes: Full list of dates in December 2023 and rail lines affected
1 year, 2 months ago

Train strikes: Full list of dates in December 2023 and rail lines affected

Sky News  

ASLEF's train drivers are to stage several strikes and overtime bans in December in their long-running dispute over pay. ASLEF says the new walkouts will "ratchet up the pressure" on train companies and the government to give train drivers their first pay rise in more than four years. Image: ASLEF general secretary Mick Whelan on a picket line at Euston …

Are there train strikes this week? Everything you need to know about October rail industrial action
1 year, 2 months ago

Are there train strikes this week? Everything you need to know about October rail industrial action

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The train drivers’ union, Aslef, has embarked on the latest round of industrial action in its …

Tube strikes called for two dates in October – everything London commuters need to know
1 year, 2 months ago

Tube strikes called for two dates in October – everything London commuters need to know

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The RMT union has announced Tube strikes on the London Underground on Wednesday 4 and Friday …

Train drivers’ strike to coincide with Tory annual conference
1 year, 3 months ago

Train drivers’ strike to coincide with Tory annual conference

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mick Whelan, general secretary of Aslef, said: “While we …

Are there train strikes coming up? Everything you need to know about September rail industrial action
1 year, 3 months ago

Are there train strikes coming up? Everything you need to know about September rail industrial action

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On the RMT strike day, the basic pattern to and from London Euston is one train each hour to/from: Manchester …

Are there train strikes today? Everything you need to know about September rail industrial action
1 year, 3 months ago

Are there train strikes today? Everything you need to know about September rail industrial action

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On the RMT strike day, the basic pattern to and from London Euston will be one train each hour to/from: …

Rail strikes to cripple train services on Friday
1 year, 3 months ago

Rail strikes to cripple train services on Friday

The Independent  

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Aslef union train drivers to strike again over pay
1 year, 4 months ago

Aslef union train drivers to strike again over pay

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mick Whelan, Aslef general secretary, said: “We don’t want …

Government accused of preventing settlement as RMT members strike
1 year, 4 months ago

Government accused of preventing settlement as RMT members strike

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said the decision to …

Trains between Scotland and England disrupted by RMT strike
1 year, 5 months ago

Trains between Scotland and England disrupted by RMT strike

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Train passengers are being disrupted on cross-border services between Scotland …

Next week’s London underground strikes cancelled, union announces
1 year, 5 months ago

Next week’s London underground strikes cancelled, union announces

The Independent  

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Passengers face fresh travel disruption amid strike by thousands of rail workers
1 year, 5 months ago

Passengers face fresh travel disruption amid strike by thousands of rail workers

The Independent  

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UK junior doctors begin 4-day strike, seeking hefty pay hike
1 year, 8 months ago

UK junior doctors begin 4-day strike, seeking hefty pay hike

Associated Press  

LONDON — Tens of thousands of doctors walked off the job across England on Tuesday, kicking off a four-day strike billed as the most disruptive in the history of the U.K.’s public health service. Picket lines formed outside major hospitals and hundreds of doctors marched past the prime minister’s 10 Downing St. residence to Parliament, chanting “We are off to …

U.K. workers plan mass strike at end of April: union
1 year, 8 months ago

U.K. workers plan mass strike at end of April: union

The Hindu  

The U.K. faces a day of mass strike action by civil servants and public workers in late April, a union has announced, which will follow a month of sector-wide walkouts. Millions of British people are suffering a cost-of-living crisis as stubbornly-high inflation erodes the value of wages, triggering huge industrial action as workers battle for significant pay increases. The union …

Heathrow security guards to strike for 10 days over Easter
1 year, 9 months ago

Heathrow security guards to strike for 10 days over Easter

Associated Press  

LONDON — Security guards at London’s Heathrow Airport will walk off their jobs for 10 days over the Easter break, the latest in a wave of strike action to affect the U.K. The union Unite said Friday more than 1,400 security guards employed by Heathrow Airport, one of Europe’s busiest, will strike from March 31 to Easter Sunday, April 9, …

Train passengers face disruption as rail workers strike in pay and jobs row
1 year, 9 months ago

Train passengers face disruption as rail workers strike in pay and jobs row

The Independent  

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Half a million workers to strike on UK Chancellor’s Budget Day
1 year, 9 months ago

Half a million workers to strike on UK Chancellor’s Budget Day

Live Mint  

About half a million British workers are striking on Wednesday as unions stage a mass walkout timed to disrupt Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt’s annual budget. “When the Chancellor leaves Downing Street to go to Parliament to deliver the budget, he will see picket lines outside the Cabinet Office and various government departments that are on strike,” said Mark …

UK: Tens of thousands of doctors kick off 3-day strike
1 year, 9 months ago

UK: Tens of thousands of doctors kick off 3-day strike

Associated Press  

LONDON — Tens of thousands of junior doctors went on strike across England on Monday to demand better pay, kicking off three days of widespread disruption at the U.K.'s state-funded hospitals and health clinics. The British Medical Association, the doctors’ trade union, says pay for junior doctors has fallen 26% in real terms since 2008, while workload and patient waiting …

UK protest backs health staff as doctors prepare to strike
1 year, 9 months ago

UK protest backs health staff as doctors prepare to strike

Associated Press  

LONDON — Thousands of protesters marched through London to the British prime minister’s residence on Saturday to support health care workers who have held a series of strikes over pay and conditions in the state-funded National Health Service. NHS England said the doctors’ strike would be even more disruptive than recent walkouts by nurses and ambulance staff. As well as …

UK nurses, ambulance crews strike, straining health system
1 year, 10 months ago

UK nurses, ambulance crews strike, straining health system

Associated Press  

LONDON — Tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance staff walked off the job in the U.K. on Monday in what unions called the biggest strike in the history of the country’s public health system. The walkout is the latest in a wave of strikes that has disrupted Britons’ lives for months, as workers — especially in the public sector …

British workers stage largest strike in history of health service
1 year, 10 months ago

British workers stage largest strike in history of health service

Deccan Chronicle  

LONDON: Health workers in Britain began their largest strike on Monday, as tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance workers walk out in an escalating pay dispute, putting further strain on the state-run National Health Service. Nurses and ambulance workers have been striking separately on and off since late last year but Monday's walkout involving both, largely in England, is …

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