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Tube station cleaners stage strike
Monday 31 December 2012
Workers who clean London Underground stations are striking over the new year in a dispute over pay.
Pre-Christmas rail strikes called off but Boxing Day Tube strike will go ahead
Wednesday 19 December 2012
Pre-Christmas strikes that threatened to cause chaos for hundreds of thousands of rail passengers have been called off.
Relief for train passengers as Scotrail and CrossCountry Christmas strikes called off
Wednesday 19 December 2012
Planned strikes by workers at two train operators, which would have caused travel chaos in the run up to Christmas, have been called off.
Planned rail strikes to cause Christmas holiday headaches
Monday 17 December 2012
Hundreds of thousands of rail passengers face delays and cancellations over Christmas because of a series of strikes.
Rail cleaners to strike at Christmas over pay
Monday 17 December 2012
Underground cleaners are to stage a strike over Christmas in a long-running row over pay.
RMT mark 25th anniversary of Kings Cross fire by demanding the scrapping proposed staffing cuts
Sunday 18 November 2012
Transport trade unionists marking the 25th anniversary of a devastating Tube station fire today demanded the scrapping of proposed staffing cuts.
London Underground workers to be balloted for industrial action
Wednesday 27 June 2012
London Underground workers are to be balloted for industrial action in a dispute over training.
Union demands Tube management probe after week of chaos on London Underground
Friday 25 May 2012
A leading rail union today called for an inquiry into the running of London Underground after claiming that spending cuts over recent years led to this week's chaos on the Tube.
Heathrow Express workers to strike
Friday 16 March 2012
Workers on the Heathrow Express are to stage a fresh wave of strikes in a continuing dispute over disciplinary action against two rail workers.
Cable theft and a broken down train cause rush hour commuter chaos
Monday 20 February 2012
London's rush hour commuters were subjected to major disruption today after thieves stole more than 100 metres of cable from a line of Hertfordshire.
8 per cent pay deal ends Eurostar strike
Thursday 09 February 2012
A dispute involving workers who clean Eurostar trains ended today when their union announced a pay deal which will see staff earning a minimum rate of £8 an hour by the autumn.
Rail signal staff to strike again
Wednesday 08 February 2012
Rail signalling workers are to stage two fresh strikes in a row over career progression following the breakdown of talks, it was announced today.
Think-tank claims Britain's railways are 'worst in Europe league'
Monday 06 February 2012
Britain's railways are at the bottom of the league for fares, efficiency and comfort compared with other European countries, according to a union-commissioned study today.
Rail signal staff plan more strikes
Thursday 12 January 2012
Railway signal workers in Scotland are to stage two further strikes in a dispute over career progression, union leaders announced today.
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