A damaging strike, affecting London to Edinburgh trains, has been called off at the last minute. The dispute, which would have seen members of the drivers’ union take…
Peak-time fares are here again. Scotland’s transport policy is in disarray, and everyone is blaming everyone else. Hard on the tail of an intractable industrial dispute, which has…
Incredulous passengers could hardly believe their ears. The two-year strike on Britain’s railways is almost over. However, less than a day after a deal was finally found, a…
ScotRail employees and Caledonian Sleeper staff have voted to strike on two of Scotland’s key rail routes amid a pay dispute, the UK’s RMT union has announced.
Strikes on Britain’s railways are reaching the beginning of the end. There is optimism that the industry’s longest-ever dispute could soon be resolved. Representatives of the train drivers’…
Monday’s public holiday in the UK was typical. Cloudy with the threat of rain. However, those clouds had a silver lining. There was news of an attempt at…
The clocks have gone forward, but the calendar has gone back. Britain is about to dive into another round of rail strikes. The nights may be getting lighter,…
A large part of the UK rail industry is bracing for a new wave of strikes. The long-standing dispute over pay, conditions, and job security remains far from…
The Frankfurt am Main Labour Court has rejected Deutsche Bahn’s request for an interim injunction to prevent GDL’s strike planned between 9 and 12 January. The court decided…
Sceptical rail travellers in the UK suspected their path was not clear. Only days after the principal union, the RMT, put its strike action on hold, the next…
It may not be peace. It certainly isn’t love. It is however a memorandum of understanding which would pause any strike action until after christmas. They may not…
The general company committees of Adif and Renfe have on Wednesday called for five days of 24-hour nationwide strikes in November and December. They protest against the transfer…
The long-running industrial dispute plaguing Britain’s railways shows no signs of abating. The Rail Maritime and Transport union (RMT) has secured yet another six-month mandate for strike action.…
In a move that threatens widespread disruption to London’s iconic tube transport network, the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers’ Union (RMT) has declared an all-out strike on the…
Out on stage for the twenty-fourth time since last summer. The August Bank Holiday (public holiday) in England was put off key by another railway staff strike. On…