RMT warns of all out assault on passengers and rail workers as Government flag up massive increase in fares, shelving of modernisation plans and scrapping of rolling stock orders

RAIL UNION RMT today seized on comments in this morningfs Financial Times by the Transport Secretary that train fares are going to be jacked up to the roof while modernisation and renewals are shelved as more evidence that transport is going to pay a heavy price as the ConDems swing the axe.

As Boris Johnson confirms TfL takeover of Tube Lines RMT demands urgent intervention as union releases new figures showing 535 jobs under threat

AS LONDON mayor Boris Johnson confirmed this morning that Transport for London have completed their takeover of the failed Tube Lines operation, RMT has demanded urgent intervention to resolve a dispute over jobs and working conditions as the union produced new figures showing that 535 out of 2915 Tube Lines staff posts are under threat.