London Assembly Member Val Shawcross has called on Boris Johnson to "honour his election pledge to protect ticket offices" and re-think plans to reduce office opening hours across the network and close some ticket offices. The reduced opening hours are set out in an internal Transport … [Read more...]
RMT Announces Two Tube Strikes
August 13, 2008 By
The RMT has announced members working on the Underground are to stage two strikes over pay. Over 700 members working for cleaning contractors will hold their third strike between Thursday August 21 and Saturday August 23rd over ongoing demands to be paid the London Living Wage of … [Read more...]
Mayor Appoints New Chief of Staff
May 22, 2008 By
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has named businessman Tim Parker as his new Chief of Staff and ‘Chief Executive’ of the GLA Group, City Hall announced earlier today. Mr Parker is a successful businessman credited with turning around the fortunes of companies as diverse as the AA, … [Read more...]
Candidates Condemn Tube Strikes
March 28, 2008 By
Mayoral candidates Boris Johnson and Brian Paddick have condemned the announcement of a 72-hour strike by London Underground workers in a row over safety. The RMT and TSSA unions have announced a stoppage from 1830 on 6 April to 9 April amid claims that plans to close 40 ticket offices … [Read more...]
Johnson Vows To ‘Stop RMT Stranglehold’ on London
January 26, 2008 By
Tory Mayoral candidate Boris Johnson has committed himself to "stopping the stranglehold of the RMT on the neck of the London commuter" if he becomes Mayor. The comments came in a speech made by Mr Johnson to the London Business School Alumni on Thursday in which Mr Johnson However … [Read more...]
Tube Strike Goes Ahead
September 3, 2007 By
Tube passengers have been hit disruption this evening after the RMT union proceeded with a planned 72-hours strike. Earlier today two out of the three trade unions involved in Metronet, UNITE - Britain’s largest trade union, and the TSSA, have called off their strike after accepting … [Read more...]
Mayor Calls For Strikes Not To Proceed
August 31, 2007 By
Ken Livingstone has today written to all unions representing staff at troubled Tube PPP contractor Metronet calling for their planned strikes not to proceed in light of assurances received with regard to the pensions, jobs and transfers of their members. The Mayor's letter states: "When … [Read more...]
Tube Strike Dates Announced
August 24, 2007 By
Londoners face six days of strikes next month as Underground unions take industrial action over jobs and working conditions. The RMT union is to stage a 72-hour walkout at 6pm on September 3 with another following on September 10th after they were unable to get assurances from administrators … [Read more...]
