Strikes over pay disrupt Christmas travel in UK, France
2 years ago

Strikes over pay disrupt Christmas travel in UK, France

Associated Press  

LONDON — Air travelers faced possible delays at U.K. airports Friday as government employees who check passports went on strike in the latest of a spate of walkouts over pay amid a cost-of-living crisis. France braced for similar Christmas travel disruption, with a weekend rail strike starting to bite on Friday. The strikes are putting pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative government, which is refusing demands from public sector workers for substantial pay rises. “To go on strike at such a time is incomprehensible and unjustifiable,” French Transport Minister Clement Beaune told France Info.

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Rail minister says train crew staffing shortages could disrupt festive travel
1 week, 5 days ago

Rail minister says train crew staffing shortages could disrupt festive travel

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. We're over-reliant on overtime working for train crew Alex Hynes, Department for Transport Giving …

Holidaymakers to resume Christmas getaways as cross-Channel train strike ends
1 year ago

Holidaymakers to resume Christmas getaways as cross-Channel train strike ends

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. Eurotunnel, whose French site staff carried out strike action, said: “Eurotunnel management and trade …

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 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 …

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  

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. Read our privacy policy Rail passengers suffered fresh travel …

France braces for massive disruption as utility workers begin rolling strikes
1 year, 9 months ago

France braces for massive disruption as utility workers begin rolling strikes

Firstpost  

Public support for the current barrage of strikes against the pension reform is high and has increased since the first day of action on 19 January, new polls have shown. Nearly 71% of people support the current strike action, higher than the 66% who backed the action on the first day of protests Paris: France on Tuesday geared up for …

Eurostar cancels dozens of trains due to France general strike
1 year, 11 months ago

Eurostar cancels dozens of trains due to France general strike

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 Eurostar has cancelled 21 trains on Thursday and Friday due to the general strike in France. …

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 …

Rail strikes: Warning of disruption as passengers return to work after new year
1 year, 11 months ago

Rail strikes: Warning of disruption as passengers return to work after new year

The Independent  

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Christmas Eve Train strikes latest updates: Christmas travel disruption as RAC tells drivers ‘avoid roads until 7pm’
1 year, 11 months ago

Christmas Eve Train strikes latest updates: Christmas travel disruption as RAC tells drivers ‘avoid roads until 7pm’

The Independent  

✕ Close Passengers expected to face ‘two hour queues’ at Gatwick amid strikes, says airport boss 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 …

Travellers primed for disruption as latest wave of strikes begins
1 year, 11 months ago

Travellers primed for disruption as latest wave of strikes begins

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. Read our privacy policy Strike action could bring chaos …

Christmas rail travel: Which trains are running from December until the second week of January?
2 years ago

Christmas rail travel: Which trains are running from December until the second week of January?

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. Between Thursday 22 December and Sunday 8 January, The Independent calculates that up to a quarter of a million trains …

Christmas travel: UK railways brace for busiest day on trains as travellers race to beat strikes
2 years ago

Christmas travel: UK railways brace for busiest day on trains as travellers race to beat strikes

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 British travellers are heading to the railways in their droves on Friday 23 December, ahead of …

Rail workers walk off job to start month of UK strikes
2 years ago

Rail workers walk off job to start month of UK strikes

Associated Press  

LONDON — Railroad workers across England walked off the job Tuesday, disrupting trains throughout the U.K. and starting what is expected to be a month of strikes by public service workers demanding higher pay as soaring inflation erodes living standards. The strikes come after unions rejected the latest offer on pay and working conditions from Network Rail, which runs the …

Farrukh Dhondy | Will a wave of strikes in UK take the joy out of Christmas?
2 years ago

Farrukh Dhondy | Will a wave of strikes in UK take the joy out of Christmas?

Deccan Chronicle  

“O Bachchoo, can sin be disguised as virtue, Or virtue wear the purdah of sin? The next lines of the verse whose first line’s words are “Christmas is coming…” are “Please put a penny in the old man’s hat? The ambulance workers’ union have said they will make provision during the strike for life and death emergencies and the government …

More rail strikes announced over Christmas
2 years ago

More rail strikes announced over Christmas

The Telegraph  

Christmas train travel has been thrown into further chaos after rail unions announced another round of strikes. The latest announcement came after rail unions rejected an eight per cent pay offer that would have averted debilitating strikes next week. “Those dates are also quite precious for lots of people.” On Sunday night, the rail unions rejected an eight per cent …

Latest in string of strikes brings most UK trains to a halt
2 years, 2 months ago

Latest in string of strikes brings most UK trains to a halt

Associated Press  

LONDON — Most train services across the U.K. were canceled Saturday as thousands of rail workers staged the latest in a string of strikes over jobs, pay and working conditions. “We know that it’s difficult for the public,” said Mick Lynch, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union. Lynch urged Transport Secretary Anne Marie Trevelyan to “unshackle the …

Fresh travel misery for rail passengers
2 years, 2 months ago

Fresh travel misery for rail passengers

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 union’s London officer, Finn Brennan, said: “The management’s …

Worst rail disruption of year as train workers walk out in pay dispute
2 years, 2 months ago

Worst rail disruption of year as train workers walk out in pay dispute

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. “The companies with whom we are in dispute have not offered us a penny, and we think it is outrageous …

Rail travellers warned of disruption today as train drivers strike over pay
2 years, 4 months ago

Rail travellers warned of disruption today as train drivers strike over pay

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 Rail passengers are suffering fresh misery on Saturday because of strikes by train drivers, with more …

Here we go again: Strike snarls UK trains for a third day
2 years, 5 months ago

Here we go again: Strike snarls UK trains for a third day

Associated Press  

LONDON — Train stations were all but deserted across Britain on Saturday, as the third day of a national strike snarled the weekend plans of millions. Train companies said only a fifth of passenger services would run, as about 40,000 cleaners, signalers, maintenance workers and station staff walked off the job in Britain’s biggest and most disruptive railway strike for …

Holidaymakers face ‘mass disruption’ as airport workers vote for strike
2 years, 5 months ago

Holidaymakers face ‘mass disruption’ as airport workers vote for 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 Britain is braced for a summer of “massive disruption” after …

'No hope' to halting UK train strikes
2 years, 6 months ago

'No hope' to halting UK train strikes

China Daily  

Travelers across the United Kingdom have been told to avoid all but essential rail travel next week, as the country faces three days of widespread strikes on the railways. Network Rail said there is "no real hope" of the strike being avoided at this stage, and its chief executive Andrew Haines called the actions of the RMT a "high-stakes gamble" …

'No hope' to halting UK train strikes
2 years, 6 months ago

'No hope' to halting UK train strikes

China Daily  

Travelers across the United Kingdom have been told to avoid all but essential rail travel next week, as the country faces three days of widespread strikes on the railways. Network Rail said there is "no real hope" of the strike being avoided at this stage, and its chief executive Andrew Haines called the actions of the RMT a "high-stakes gamble" …

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