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”
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What A Load Of Rubbish!
Rotting piles of decaying waste have been lining the streets of the East End in the second week of a month-long walkout by refuse collectors. Residents, politicians and tourists urged Tower Hamlets council to urgently come to a deal with the striking workers as rotting food and discarded nappies lay in mounds up to 6fContinue reading “What A Load Of Rubbish!”
While Shivering Brits Battle On, Rishi Sunak’s Wife Jets Off On A Luxury £7K-A-Week Holiday
As shivering Britain battles the cost of living crisis and skyrocketing fuel bills, the Prime Minister was feeling the heat. Rishi Sunak’s millionaire wife has escaped it all by jetting off with the children on a luxury, money-no-object sunshine holiday, and it’s added uproar from critics over a Prime Minister happy to let money-grabbing energyContinue reading “While Shivering Brits Battle On, Rishi Sunak’s Wife Jets Off On A Luxury £7K-A-Week Holiday”
For Sewage Spills, Water Companies Are Set To Avoid ‘Disproportionate’ Fines Of £250 Million
Water companies are set to evade fines of up to £250 million for spilling sewage into rivers and seas. Environment Secretary Therese Coffey is understood to believe the fines are disproportionate. Ministers last year pledged a rise in the maximum penalties from £250,000 following persistent spills, but Therese Coffey is said to have declined toContinue reading “For Sewage Spills, Water Companies Are Set To Avoid ‘Disproportionate’ Fines Of £250 Million”
Paramedics Walk Out Days Before Christmas As Ambulance Strike Dates Are Announced
More than 10,000 ambulance workers across England and Wales will strike days before Christmas if the Government declines to open pay talks, the first national ambulance walkout in 30 years. Three unions revealed the dates members will walk out, coordinating industrial activity for Wednesday 21 December. Members of the GMB union, who include paramedics, EmergencyContinue reading “Paramedics Walk Out Days Before Christmas As Ambulance Strike Dates Are Announced”
Rail Chaos Looms As Pay Talks Falter And Unions Warn Of Another Round Of Strikes
Union chiefs threatened a Christmas of chaos on the railroads last night as talks over pay and job security faltered. The RMT warned that another round of industrial action was highly possible and blamed rail bosses for failing to table an improved offer. The union called off three 24-hour strikes at the eleventh hour earlierContinue reading “Rail Chaos Looms As Pay Talks Falter And Unions Warn Of Another Round Of Strikes”
‘Extremely Limited’ Rail Services Continue To Cause Travel Chaos For Rail Passengers Today
The UK’s rail service will be harshly disrupted across the country today despite an 11th-hour decision to suspend strikes while negotiations between the RMT union and train companies continue. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) and Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) were due to stage strikes in the coming few days inContinue reading “‘Extremely Limited’ Rail Services Continue To Cause Travel Chaos For Rail Passengers Today”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 