London commuters will suffer due to a series of strikes by London Underground employees, including drivers, next month in protest over wages. On November 7 and Tuesday, November 12, trade union Aslef, representing thousands of Tube drivers who make at least £63,000 annually, has called for 24-hour walkouts. In response to a “wholly inadequate” compensationContinue reading “Next Month, Tube Workers Go On Strike”
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We Are About To Embark On Nine Days Of Train Hell
Today marks the start of the nine-day overtime restriction by Aslef train drivers, which will severely impede travel for rail customers. A prohibition on overtime for all rail operators starting today and lasting until Tuesday, February 6, is expected to result in thousands of trains being cancelled at short notice throughout the United Kingdom everyContinue reading “We Are About To Embark On Nine Days Of Train Hell”
Rail Strikes Begin Tomorrow With A Week Of Chaos Before The Party Season
Train drivers have voted overwhelmingly to continue taking strike action for the next six months in their long-running dispute over pay, the Aslef union confirmed today. Aslef (the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen) backed more industrial action after being reballoted, well over a year since the dispute started. The announcement comes ahead ofContinue reading “Rail Strikes Begin Tomorrow With A Week Of Chaos Before The Party Season”
Is Mick Grinch Going To Ruin Your Christmas?
Rail travellers face another festive season of disarray after the RMT voted for a further six-month strike mandate. It paves the way for the union’s boss Mick Lynch to target a second Christmas and New Year with strikes. The RMT sparked outrage last year by ordering several walkouts in December and January in a bidContinue reading “Is Mick Grinch Going To Ruin Your Christmas?”
Strikes On Trains Will Put A Generation Of Passengers Off The Railways FOREVER, Unions Warn
A generation of passengers will be put off the railways forever by ongoing train walkouts, unions have been warned, as they ready for another five-day strike. The journeys of millions of people will be hit this week as militant rail unions launch yet more walkouts that are set to create the worst disruption in threeContinue reading “Strikes On Trains Will Put A Generation Of Passengers Off The Railways FOREVER, Unions Warn”
Britain Is Paralyzed By The Biggest Rail Strike In Decades
Militant unions were branded selfish as they kickstarted the biggest rail walkout in decades during one of the busiest sporting weekends of the year, with 50,000 train workers walking out across the country. Members from the Aslef, RMT, Unite and TSSA unions are striking for 24 hours in a dispute over wages and working conditions,Continue reading “Britain Is Paralyzed By The Biggest Rail Strike In Decades”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 