London commuters are today encountering ‘pure carnage’ as striking Tube drivers on £72,000-a-year brought the capital to a halt as they demand higher wages, a four-day week and discounts on train journeys. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union have started their five-day strike, leaving commuters facing days of travel mayhem with little orContinue reading “City Held To Ransom”
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Tube Strikes Begin Today With Limited Service Ahead Of TOTAL Shutdown At 6 pm
Britain’s largest city has been plunged into transport disarray as Tube employees begin their first full-scale strike since 2023. London Underground staff have begun striking this morning in an RMT-led dispute over pay and conditions, which will see the city’s major method of transport grind to a halt over the coming week. The union had demanded thatContinue reading “Tube Strikes Begin Today With Limited Service Ahead Of TOTAL Shutdown At 6 pm”
Week-Long Strike Could Halt Tube Network
When Tube employees go on strike for seven days next month, commuters are bracing for transport disruption. In a disagreement over wages and working conditions, London Underground employees will go on strike several times next month, according to the RMT union. The workers will start the week-long strike on Friday, September 5. The union saidContinue reading “Week-Long Strike Could Halt Tube Network”
As A Precaution, Electric Buses Are Taken Off The Roads After One Exploded On The School Run
Several electric buses have been removed from operation after last week’s school run in Wimbledon saw one catch fire. Commuters were swiftly evacuated after a huge blast ripped off the back off an Optare Metrodecker 1050 bus travelling from Mitcham to Raynes Park in South West London at 7.20 am on Friday, January 12. Consequently,Continue reading “As A Precaution, Electric Buses Are Taken Off The Roads After One Exploded On The School Run”
An 8 Per Cent Rise In Rail Fares Next Year Could Be ‘Eye-Watering’ For Commuters
Commuters were warned they face being battered by an 8 per cent rise in rail fares next year in the latest blow during the cost of living crisis. If the Government uses the same formula as this year to calculate the 2024 increase in train fares in England, then passengers are set for an eye-wateringContinue reading “An 8 Per Cent Rise In Rail Fares Next Year Could Be ‘Eye-Watering’ For Commuters “
Five-Year Rail Strike Threat From Union Boss
Brits have been warned that rail strikes could continue for five years, as Sir Keir Starmer faces calls to get off the fence and condemn the action. Train drivers staged their latest strike yesterday, causing misery for Brits attempting to get to events such as the FA Cup Final at Wembley and the Epsom Derby.Continue reading “Five-Year Rail Strike Threat From Union Boss”
At Least Someone Can Get To Work!
Union baron Mick Lynch was today seen catching a cab after plunging Britain into disarray with the most major rail walkout in 30 years. The RMT chief hopped into a taxi in central London, an indulgence not likely to be affordable to the swathes of Brits desperately attempting to get to work, after dominating theContinue reading “At Least Someone Can Get To Work!”
Commuters Are Furious As 24Hr Tube Strikes Cripple The Capital
London’s Tube strike sparked outrage across the capital, with commuters fighting at busy bus stops and accusing cab-hailing services like Uber of scamming the public by adding an extra £40 to the price of fares. The Underground will be crippled all day because of a walkout by thousands of employees, suspending services on all linesContinue reading “Commuters Are Furious As 24Hr Tube Strikes Cripple The Capital”
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