‘Summer of discontent’ looms as THIRD rail union threatens to strike and plunge country into travel mayhem June 10, 2022 The country has been plunged into further travel mayhem with rail drivers union TSSA set to join the train alongside RMT and Aslef. The organisation served notice to ballot hundreds of staff for strike action at Avanti West Coast, over pay, conditions and job security. Transport and Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) General Secretary Manuel Cortes [...]
Mayor pleads with DfT to hold urgent talks over TfL long-term funding June 10, 2022 London mayor Sadiq Khan has pleaded with the Department for Transport (DfT) to hold talks over reaching a long-term funding for the battered Transport for London (TfL). The latest funding round amounted to £200m and is set to expire on 24 June. “While we are grateful for the support you have provided to date, its [...]
Wizz Air’s boss under fire following comments on staff reporting fatigue June 9, 2022 Wizz Air’s boss Jozsef Varadi has come under fire after he made comments against pilots reporting symptoms of fatigue. In an internal video leaked yesterday, the chief executive was heard telling staff to “go the extra mile.” “We cannot run this business when every fifth person of a base reports sickness because that person is [...]
Truck makers ‘cartel’ to face landmark £2bn opt-in lawsuit over decade long price fixing scheme June 9, 2022 A UK competition tribunal has given a trucking industry trade body the green light to bring forward a more than £2bn opt-in claim against a “cartel” of European truck makers, over allegations they fixed the prices of lorries for more than a decade. The UK’s Road Haulage Association (RHA) trade body’s claim is set to [...]
Train driver union announces additional rail strike over pay June 9, 2022 Train driver union Aslef has announced its members working for Hull Trains, Greater Anglia and Croydon Tramlink will strike at the end of June over salaries. Hull Trains train drivers will strike for the whole of 26 June, while Greater Anglia’s workers will walk out on 23 June, which coincides with the second of a [...]
London becomes fourth most expensive city in the world: Rent, petrol and cooking oil drive cost of living June 9, 2022 A perfect storm of rising inflation, the war in Ukraine and soaring house prices and rent, have turned London in to a pressure cooker of expense, making it the fourth most costly place to live in the world. London move up one place according to new research about cost of living for expatriates around the [...]
Cost of filling up average family car shoots to £100 for first time June 9, 2022 The cost of filling up the average 55-litre family car has shot to £100 for the first time ever. According to data released today by Experian Catalist, petrol prices have reached an all-time record of 182.3p, going up by 1.6p from Tuesday, while diesel increased by 2.9p to 188.1p. Commenting on the increase, RAC fuel [...]
First Group rejects £1.2bn takeover bid from private equity I Squared June 9, 2022 Public transport titan First Group has rejected a £1.2bn takeover bid from US private equity I Squared. FirstGroup is the latest UK company to be sought after by foreign investors, as rival Stagecoach was snatched from underneath National Express by German asset manager DWS in late May. In an update to the London Stock Exchange, [...]
Thousands of Brits received ‘unacceptable service’ after Storm Arwen, Ofgem rules June 9, 2022 Electricity networks provided an “unacceptable service” to thousands of customers following Storm Arwen, which left nearly one million homes without power, industry watchdog Ofgem has said. Winds of 100mph caused widespread disruption, uprooted trees and damaged power lines, cutting the electricity supply from November 26 across northern England and Scotland. Power outages lasted for more [...]
Labour throws weight behind biggest railway strike in decades: ‘We are on the rail workers’ side’ June 9, 2022 Shadow levelling up secretary Lisa Nandy has said she supports the strikes by rail workers in the coming weeks if the Government fails to address their concerns. Speaking on ITV’s Good Morning Britain, she said: “We want to avoid the strikes and we’re on the public’s side on this. “We’re also on the rail workers’ [...]
