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☆ UK unions suspend London Underground strikes next week
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] People stand outside Victoria Underground station that is closed while London Underground workers strike over pay and terms, in London, Britain, August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Henry NichollsLONDON, July 21 (Reuters) - Two British trade unions on Friday called off strikes on London's underground train network which had been planned to take place next week, citing progress in talks on pensions and working conditions. The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) union had been planning to take industrial action between July 23 and 28. "After a week of intense negotiations, we have made real progress in making sure our members’ working conditions and pensions are protected," Finn Brennan, ASLEF organiser, said in a statement. "Our campaign to defend jobs, conditions and our members pensions will continue in the coming weeks and months," Lynch said.

Persons: Henry Nicholls LONDON, Finn Brennan, Mick Lynch, Lynch, William James, Farouq Suleiman, Jason Neely Organizations: London Underground, REUTERS, National Union of Rail, Transport Workers, Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers, Firemen, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, British, Maritime

☆ Britain's RMT union accepts improved pay offer from Network Rail
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) - Rail workers at Britain's RMT trade union have voted to accept an improved pay offer from Network Rail, ending a long-running dispute with the organisation which owns and maintains train infrastructure, the union said on Monday. Earlier this month, the rail union suspended planned strike action, which has caused widespread disruption to the rail network on several days over the last few months, to hold a referendum on the improved offer from Network Rail. The RMT, which represents 20,000 Network Rail members, said turnout in the ballot was nearly 90%, with 76% voting to back the improved offer covering pay, jobs and conditions. The union remains locked in another pay dispute with the Rail Delivery Group (RDG), which represents more than a dozen train operators. Further strikes by those RMT members are due to take place on March 30 and April 1.

☆ Balfour Beatty's engineering workers to stage strikes in March
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Feb 18 (Reuters) - More than 100 engineering workers at Balfour Beatty (BALF.L) will stage three 48-hour strikes in March over pay disputes, British trade union RMT said on Saturday. The decision comes after the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport workers (RMT) rejected the company's offer to increase pay by 5.5% from April 2022. "Balfour Beatty is a highly profitable company and they need to use some of their excess wealth to reward their workers properly," RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch said. The strikes will start at 2200 GMT on Fridays to 0959 GMT on Sundays from March 3 to March 5, March 10 to March 12, and March 17 to March 19. Reporting by Jose Joseph in Bengaluru, Editing by Angus MacSwanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

LONDON, Jan 3 (Reuters) - British rail workers kicked off the new year with a week-long strike on Tuesday, disrupting the return to work for millions of commuters in the latest bout of industrial action to hit the country. Repeated rail strikes have crippled the network in recent months while nurses, airport staff, paramedics and postal workers have also joined the fray, demanding higher pay to keep pace with inflation that is hovering around 40-year highs, reaching 10.7% in November. "Due to industrial action, there will be significantly reduced train services across the railway until Sunday 8 January," Network Rail said. "Trains will be busier and likely to start later and finish earlier, and there will be no services at all in some places." Mick Lynch, the head of the RMT rail union, said the government seemed content for the strikes to go ahead.

☆ UK train strikes will disrupt return to work this week
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Britain’s largest transport union, RMT, said workers will strike on January 3, 4, 6 and 7. The rail strikes will make city centers “ghost towns” for another week, Nicholls said. “The sector has struggled to recover from Covid and these protracted rail strikes since May have made that bounce back much tougher,” she added. According to PwC, the average British worker’s pay in 2023 is expected to fall back to 2006 levels once inflation is taken into account. In a statement, Network Rail said that the RMT strike was “unnecessary and deeply damaging” to the railway and the economy.

☆ British rail workers union rejects offer aimed at averting strikes
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Dec 4 (Reuters) - Britain's RMT union said on Sunday that it had rejected a pay rise offer of 4% in 2022 and 2023 from train operators aimed at heading off further strike action, which has disrupted travel for millions of rail users. The Rail Delivery Group, which represents train operators, had earlier offered the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers a pay rise of 8% over two years with a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies to April 2024. Rail workers in Britain have staged several strikes this year, including the country's biggest strike in decades during the summer, pressing demands for better pay during a cost-of-living crisis. Businesses and train companies warned of travel disruption in the run-up to Christmas from the strikes. The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has said the week of the strikes planned for December is usually the year's busiest for the pub industry.

☆ Union Boss Becomes U.K.’s Surprise Media Star
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( James Hookway | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

In the heat and bluster of Britain’s summer rail strikes, there is one man keeping his cool—gruff-talking union boss Mick Lynch . Over the past few days, Mr. Lynch, 60 years old, has earned a cult following, making him the highest-profile union leader since the days when Margaret Thatcher tried to break the labor movement in the 1980s.

☆ British railways face fresh disruption with Oct. 1 strike
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterPeople look at departure information screens at Euston railway station, as railway workers strike over pay and terms, in London, Britain, August 20, 2022. REUTERS/Henry NichollsLONDON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Britain's railway could come to an "effective standstill" on Oct. 1 with workers from Network Rail and 14 train operating companies planning strike action over pay, job security and working conditions, a union said on Tuesday. The RMT trade union said the 24-hour strike action comes after it received no further offers from the industry to arrive at a negotiated settlement. Workers across other industries including postal and bus workers are also planning strikes on Saturday, Oct. 1, to coincide with the annual conference of Britain's governing Conservative Party. read moreRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Sachin Ravikumar; editing by William JamesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Now, one day after the monarch’s funeral, strikes are back on as workers press their claims for better pay and conditions and annual inflation hovers around 10%. More strikes could be on the way this fall, threatening unprecedented disruption across a range of industries. Teachers, doctors and nurses are set to vote on strike action in the coming weeks. The walkout will overlap with strike action by hundreds of dockworkers at the Port of Liverpool, another key UK trade hub. Last week, the country narrowly averted a rail strike by more than 50,000 workers after unions and railroad companies came to a tentative deal over pay.

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▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

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☆ London Tube staff plan strike next month, says union
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Union Jack flags and signs are seen outside Oxford Circus underground station on the first day of national rail strike, in London, Britain June 21, 2022. REUTERS/John SibleyLONDON, July 26 (Reuters) - London underground rail staff plan to strike on Aug. 19 over jobs and pensions, the RMT union said on Tuesday, in the latest industrial dispute that could disruptBritain's transport services. "Unless there can be assurances made about jobs, pensions and detrimental changes to working conditions, then our strike on August 19 will go ahead," RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said. The union said Transport for London (TfL) had failed to engage in talks about safeguarding jobs and pensions. Reporting by Sachin Ravikumar; editing by Michael HoldenOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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