Black Friday pain for Amazon as workers plan ‘largest day’ of strike action November 20, 2023 A trade union which represents Amazon workers has warned that this upcoming Black Friday will see the largest day of industrial disruption in the e-commerce giant’s history.
Fresh rail strikes to cause misery for London commuters in run-up to Christmas November 16, 2023 Commuters are to face yet more strike misery, after the train drivers union ASLEF announced plans to strike in December.
More travel chaos coming after rail workers vote to keep striking for next six months October 20, 2023 Rail workers have voted to continue taking strike action for the next six months in their long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) said around 20,000 of its members were balloted across 14 rail companies with all of them individually achieving more than a 50% turnout and overwhelming [...]
Amazon: Coventry workers gear up to strike during Black Friday October 10, 2023 Over 1,000 Amazon employees based in the company's Coventry warehouse are preparing for a fresh walkout on Black Friday.
Amazon boosts UK workers pay – but unions vow to continue strike action October 9, 2023 A UK trade union has said walkouts over pay at Amazon’s warehouse in Coventry will continue, even after the tech giant announced today it would increase wages by at least £1 an hour. The GMB union, which has been spearheading Amazon strikes, told CityAM today it would “absolutely not” end strikes in Coventry over [...]
Rail strikes on start and end date of Tory conference not political – Aslef September 30, 2023 Train drivers are striking on the start and end dates of the Conservative Party conference for industrial, not political, reasons, Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan has said.
Weekend travel chaos with overtime ban by train drivers today before Saturday’s strike September 29, 2023 Train drivers will ban overtime on Friday ahead of two days of strikes which will cause fresh travel chaos for passengers. Members of Aslef at 16 train operators in England are embroiled in a long-running dispute over pay, with no sign of a breakthrough. The drivers will strike on Saturday and again next Wednesday, coinciding [...]
Tower Hamlets bin strike branded ‘health hazard’ brought to an end September 26, 2023 A Tower Hamlets bin strike branded a “health hazard” has been brought to an end after workers reached an agreement with the council. Refuse had piled up for days in the east London borough , with furious residents slamming the state of the streets as “ridiculous”, a “health hazard” and an “ongoing rat buffet”. But [...]
Transport Select Committee sets tests for rail strike minimum service levels September 22, 2023 MPs have set the Government a series of tests over its controversial new law on minimum levels of service during rail strikes. The Transport Select Committee outlined a number of principles for what ministers should include in regulations due to be published following the passing of legislation. Unions are strongly opposed to the law, warning [...]
City Pub Group: Rains, trains and financial pains don’t stop revenue gains September 21, 2023 Heavy drizzle, train strikes nor a slowing economy did not stop drinkers heading down to the watering hole this summer City Pub Group have said.