Traffic plummets due to lack of school runs during strikes
1 year, 10 months ago

Traffic plummets due to lack of school runs during strikes

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. Location technology company TomTom said road congestion in cities across Britain was far below normal levels at 8am as a strike by teachers led to a huge reduction in the number of children being driven to schools. Congestion during this morning’s rush hour has fallen significantly from its usual levels Andy Marchant, TomTom Other cities that saw a drop in traffic over that period include Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield. TomTom traffic expert Andy Marchant said: “As half a million workers go on strike across the UK today, shutting down rail lines and schools, TomTom data has shown that congestion during this morning’s rush hour has fallen significantly from its usual levels.

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Rail strikes chaos brings Britain's creaking train lines to a halt - with commuters battling rush-hour travel hell as militant union stages fresh wave of walkouts amid pay row
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Rail strikes chaos brings Britain's creaking train lines to a halt - with commuters battling rush-hour travel hell as militant union stages fresh wave of walkouts amid pay row

Daily Mail  

Commuters are facing rush-hour travel hell today as rail services on some of the busiest commuter routes in the country will be hit by fresh strikes in long-running pay dispute. Greater Anglia Most routes will have no service on Tuesday, but there will be a reduced service on a small number of key routes into London for fewer hours of …

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  

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Ferry queues and rail strikes hit start of summer holidays
1 year, 5 months ago

Ferry queues and rail strikes hit start of summer holidays

The Independent  

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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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Day of disruption in U.K. as hundreds of thousands join strike
1 year, 10 months ago

Day of disruption in U.K. as hundreds of thousands join strike

The Hindu  

Thousands of schools in the U.K. closed some or all of their classrooms, train services were paralyzed and delays were expected at airports on the biggest day of industrial action Britain has seen in more than a decade, as unions stepped up pressure on the government Wednesday to provide better pay amid a cost-of-living crisis. Union bosses argue that despite …

Day of disruption in UK as hundreds of thousands join strike
1 year, 10 months ago

Day of disruption in UK as hundreds of thousands join strike

Associated Press  

LONDON — Thousands of schools in the U.K. closed some or all of their classrooms, train services were paralyzed and delays were expected at airports on the biggest day of industrial action Britain has seen in more than a decade, as unions stepped up pressure on the government Wednesday to provide better pay amid a cost-of-living crisis. Union bosses argue …

Day of disruption in Britain as up to half a million workers go on strike
1 year, 10 months ago

Day of disruption in Britain as up to half a million workers go on strike

LA Times  

Teachers march in protest in London, joining hundreds of thousands of workers who went on strike Wednesday. Thousands of schools closed some or all of their classrooms, train services were paralyzed and delays were expected at airports Wednesday in what was shaping up to be Britain’s biggest day of industrial action in more than a decade, as unions stepped up …

Britain’s rail network decimated as third consecutive train strike day of week begins
1 year, 11 months ago

Britain’s rail network decimated as third consecutive train strike day of week begins

The Independent  

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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 services to be crippled for a week as train drivers announce fresh strike
2 years ago

Rail services to be crippled for a week as train drivers announce fresh strike

The Independent  

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Train strikes: month of chaos begins as rail staff walk out on first 48-hour strike
2 years ago

Train strikes: month of chaos begins as rail staff walk out on first 48-hour strike

The Independent  

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Network Rail warned over increase in delays
2 years, 1 month ago

Network Rail warned over increase in delays

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. Passengers and freight are suffering from poor train performance John Larkinson, ORR The ORR …

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 …

UK Train Strikes And Energy Hikes Add To Week Of Economic Turmoil
2 years, 2 months ago

UK Train Strikes And Energy Hikes Add To Week Of Economic Turmoil

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING LONDON — Trains in Britain all but ground to a halt Saturday as coordinated strikes by rail workers added to a week of turmoil caused by soaring energy prices and unfunded tax cuts that roiled financial markets. “We need to get things done in this country more quickly,” Truss said in an unapologetic column for The Sun …

No Tube: London subway hit by strike, day after rail walkout
2 years, 4 months ago

No Tube: London subway hit by strike, day after rail walkout

Associated Press  

LONDON — A strike by London Underground workers brought the British capital’s transit network to a grinding halt on Friday, a day after a nationwide walkout by railway staff. No subway trains were running on most of London’s Tube lines because of the strike over jobs, pay and pensions by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union, operator Transport …

A FIFTH of Britain's train services will operate on Thursday and Saturday during latest rail strikes
2 years, 4 months ago

A FIFTH of Britain's train services will operate on Thursday and Saturday during latest rail strikes

Daily Mail  

Rail passengers are being warned to travel only if 'absolutely necessary' on Thursday and Sunday as just a fifth of Britain's trains services are set to run amid the latest strikes. In addition to Network Rail, members of the RMT and TSSA unions will also strike at 14 national and regional rail operators on Thursday and Saturday. These are: Avanti …

UK rail strike: Train stations sit empty as Britons choose to work from home
2 years, 4 months ago

UK rail strike: Train stations sit empty as Britons choose to work from home

Daily Mail  

Train stations across Britain were left deserted today as commuters chose to work from home during the rail strikes and experts said industrial action was becoming less effective - despite it crippling services again. GLASGOW: Passengers make their way through Glasgow Central station this morning amid the nationwide RMT strike LONDON WATERLOO: People read an electronic board at London Waterloo …

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 …

Ninety-one per cent of workers stay at home during strikes
2 years, 6 months ago

Ninety-one per cent of workers stay at home during strikes

Daily Mail  

More than 90% of office workers in London were forced to WFH on the first day of Mick Lynch's rail strikes, as the RMT unleashes more travel chaos across Britain today. Yesterday occupancy levels rose to 23%, according to data from tech company Freespace KINGS CROSS: Kings Cross Station was deserted this morning as millions of commuters face a third …

Rail strikes WILL go ahead tomorrow: Millions of workers face another battle to work
2 years, 6 months ago

Rail strikes WILL go ahead tomorrow: Millions of workers face another battle to work

Daily Mail  

Mick Lynch's militant RMT has declared that tomorrow's rail strikes will go ahead from midnight, in a move that condemns millions of commuters, patients and students to misery, undermines Boris Johnson's anti-WFH push, and delivers yet another hammerblow to Britain's flailing economy. The Met Office said there is a chance of further rail and bus cancellations due to lightning strikes, …

Drivers suffer from rail strikes as affected passengers switch to cars
2 years, 6 months ago

Drivers suffer from rail strikes as affected passengers switch to cars

The Independent  

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Tube disruption continues after strike
2 years, 9 months ago

Tube disruption continues after strike

The Independent  

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Strike by Underground workers causes chaos for commuters
2 years, 9 months ago

Strike by Underground workers causes chaos for commuters

The Independent  

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