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…
Louise Haigh, the shadow transport secretary, has signalled a reconciliation with the railway industry and the trades unions. Her Labour Party is set to fulfil all the betting…
It was good news then bad news. Last week, members of the RMT union returned an expected acceptance of the employers’ pay offer. A day later, sister union,…
The UK government has announced the introduction of new strike laws aimed at protecting vital public services, particularly over the Christmas period. Minimum service level regulations will be…
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.…
The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers, better known throughout Britain as the RMT, has marked the first anniversary of action in their dispute with the…
German Union EGV has called for a new railway strike, the third in quick succession, in its ongoing conflict with Deutsche Bahn (DB). In a bid to increase…
If you want the British public to stay on side, don’t interfere with their sporting pursuits. That was possibly a memo that didn’t get through to the rail…
German regional trains resumed services at the end of Friday morning following a nationwide strike. The strike was called by union EVG earlier this week for the period…
Deutsche Bahn (DB) for the second month in a row has issued a warning, saying that there will be massive disruptions of rail traffic following the announcement of…
The largest union involved in the unresolved dispute on the British railway network has restated tis intent to find resolution for its members. The Rail, Maritime and Transport…
London commuters may be forgiven for feeling it was still full-on dispute mode. Services of the Underground were curtailed by a widespread stoppage yesterday. Today, and on Saturday,…
The British infrastructure agency Network Rail, has confirmed that strike action called by the trades union RMT, has been suspended. Staff at Network Rail, including safety critical signallers,…
The Transport Salaried Staff Association, the smallest of the three main trades unions involved, has agreed terms with railway employers. The move ends their members participation in the…
The long running dispute in the British railway industry has flared up again with the announcement of a fresh round of strikes. The trades union RMT (Rail, Maritime…