The documentary that built the mystique of the Royal Mail's night-time rail service contains almost as much fiction as fact. Source link
Read More »Why Royal Mail’s decision to stop using trains is another nail in their coffin
Just possibly all is not lost. Maggie Simpson, director general of the Rail Freight Group, the umbrella organisation for the industry, reckons several companies may be interested in carrying mail: “I am optimistic that some of this traffic will eventually find its way back. Rail has so many advantages, notably …
Read More »RMT union General Secretary Mick Lynch: The Labour government’s toady-in-chief
During the 2022-3 strike wave in the UK, Mick Lynch, the general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) regularly took to the stage of rallies asking the whereabouts of Sir Keir Starmer, the leader of the Labour opposition. Framed as calling out the refusal of Labour to …
Read More »Hire more of our members to avert strikes, union chiefs tell rail bosses
Written assurance that LNER will end the custom would most likely be sufficient for the union to enter negotiations. A commitment to bring driver numbers up to required levels could form the basis for a long-term agreement. Royal Mail’s plan to halt postal train operations by October 10 after almost 200 …
Read More »EU Recovery Fund to boost transport and energy sectors in Poland – TVP World
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Read More »Trades Union Congress “Solidarity” rally a smokescreen for the RMT’s sabotage of London Underground strike
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) “Solidarity” march and rally in London Wednesday took place immediately following the pulling of a strike by over 3,000 London Underground (LU) workers by Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union leader Mick Lynch. The first of day of two 24-hour stoppages against the elimination of …
Read More »Rail strikes resume as government proceeds with mass closure of ticketing offices
Around 20,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union are taking further strike action at 14 train operating companies (TOCs) on July 20, 22 and 29 against a pay freeze and brutal restructuring in the longest running dispute among the past year’s wave of strikes. Rail workers voted …
Read More »Collapse of UK rail union/company talks forces additional strikes by RMT and ASLEF
The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union has called a further 24-hour strike to be held on May 13 in its long-standing dispute with Britain’s train operating companies (TOCS). ASLEF, the train drivers’ union, has called another three strike days on May 12, May 31, and June 3. Calling the RMT …
Read More »University and College Union sells out UK higher education strike
On Friday, the University and College Union (UCU) called off seven days of strikes set to be held over the next two weeks. The sell-out came 24 hours after 70,000 university lecturers and other higher education workers at all 150 UK universities held three days of strikes. This completed nine …
Read More »Rail and Royal Mail workers strike as action intensifies
C ommuters face a second day of severe rail disruption on Wednesday as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) are joined in walkouts by Royal Mail workers, and nurses prepare to take unprecedented industrial action. As on the first day of the 48-hour strike, around half of …
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