Results tagged “RMT”

00jul17transport2web.jpgThe proposed series of 24 hour strikes on the Jubilee line were suspended yesterday when a new pay offer was made.

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) were due to stage a walk-out at 7.30 tonight over a pay discrepancy between maintenance workers employed by Alstom at the Stratford Market depot.

00jul17transport2web.jpgThe Jubilee line is set to be hit be a series of 24-hour strikes from next week after union workers voted for action.

The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union members will walk out from 7.29am on January 27 in a dispute over a pay gap between them and other tube workers.

DLR strike called off

By Rob Virtue on September 28, 2009 10:26 AM |

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Serco Docklands has announced the planned 48-hour DLR strike by the RMT union due to begin on Wednesday has been cancelled.

The union had threatened its members would walk out over proposed changes in rosters at the control centre in Poplar, which the company said was needed to maintain safety.

DLR strike planned for next week

By Rob Virtue on September 25, 2009 1:27 PM |

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Talks are continuing to avert a 48-hour DLR strike which has been threatened by union members over new rosters.

The RMT union said its members in the control centre will walk out just after midday on Wednesday, September 30, and not return to work until lunchtime on Friday.

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The threat of imprisonment loomed over George Lansbury as he stood outside Poplar Town Hall on July 29, 1921.

He and his fellow councillors faced a stark choice. Either they backed down from their refusal to collect every penny in taxes from their starving constituents, or they prepared for a spell in Brixton or Holloway prison.

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Transport for London is reporting a "decent staff turnout" despite the launch of a 48-hour strike on the tube yesterday evening.

It stated that several members of the Rail Maritime and Transport union turned up for work today, reducing disruption on the underground as a battle over pay and redundancies rages.

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Thames Clippers will be providing additional shuttle services between London Bridge and Canary Wharf tomorrow if the 48-hour tube strike proceeds as planned at 6.59pm tonight.

Extra services will also operate between Greenland Pier and Canary Wharf during the morning peak.

DLR strike called off

By Giles Broadbent on January 29, 2009 4:31 PM |

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Industrial action by DLR workers has been suspended pending fresh talks in the ongoing dispute over new rosters.

As reported in The Wharf, members of the Rail Maritime and Transport Union were planning a walk-out on Monday afternoon for 24 hours.

DLR strike planned for Monday

By Rob Virtue on January 28, 2009 11:41 AM |

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STAFF at the DLR control room could hold a 24-hour strike next week after a breakdown in talks between the RMT and Serco Docklands.

Negotiations have been ongoing over proposals to reduce weekend working hours which the union argues will cost 30 staff 24 rest days.

Transport staff vote for industrial action

By Rob Virtue on December 24, 2008 10:11 AM |

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Both DLR and Tube workers have agreed to hold industrial action over Christmas and in the new year.

Control room staff at Poplar DLR voted 20 to two for action short of a strike, which will see them work strictly according to procedures and refusing any overtime from January 5.

DLR workers consider strike over rosters

By John Hill on December 15, 2008 5:00 PM |

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Docklands Light Railway workers will decide later this month whether to walk out in a row over shifts.

The Rail Maritime and Transport union has advised its members to strike over plans to replace the current 12-hour weekend shifts with eight-hour duties on January 5. It claims DLR operator Serco's action would deprive 30 staff of 24 rest days a year.

tubefrontBOX.jpgThe proposed strike on three London Underground lines has been suspended after union members were offered an improved pay deal.


The RMT have agreed a deal "in principle" with maintenance consortium Tube Lines which will suspend the 72-hour stoppage scheduled to start at noon tomorrow.

The strike would have affected the Jubilee, Piccadilly and Northern lines.

tubefrontBOX.jpgSTRIKE action on the tube looks a certainty after pay negotiations between the RMT and Tube Lines broke down.


A 72-hour walk-out by union members is scheduled to start at noon next Wednesday, August 20, affecting the Jubilee, Piccadilly and Northern Lines.

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