TUBE UNION RMT today called on London Mayor Boris Johnson to make an urgent statement on the impact of the ConDem government cuts on the tube upgrade programme as rumours gathered ground that the works on the Northern Line will not be completed in time for the 2012 Olympics.
The strike is now in day nine. The meter is running at £7 million per day, settling the dispute would cost BA nothing.
TUBE UNION RMT today called on London Mayor Boris Johnson to make an urgent statement on the impact of the ConDem government cuts on the tube upgrade programme as rumours gathered ground that the works on the Northern Line will not be completed in time for the 2012 Olympics.
RAIL UNION RMT announced today they have given Southern Trains a deadline of this Friday (28th May) to confirm that they will not breach agreements on the extension of Driver Only Operation (DOO) and the safety-critical role of the Guard on their services or the union will register a dispute with the company.
On 26 May members of UCU at The Manchester College (TMC) are to be balloted for strike action in a row over worsening terms and conditions.
The new Government is completely ignoring the human impact of these cuts
Responding to the Government's announcement today (Monday) of £6.2 billion worth of spending cuts, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
UCU today said the government should stop pretending that 'we're all in this together' as it dashed the hopes of thousands of people by halving the number of additional student places at universities this year.
Commenting on Government plans to announce £6 billion worth of early spending cuts today (Monday), TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
TRANSPORT UNION RMT announced today that it is launching an unprecedented challenge to the UK's anti-trade union laws in the European Court of Human Rights.