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RMT demands honesty from London Underground
Tube union RMT today demanded that London Underground bosses come clean to both staff and public over the significant and continuing service disruption on the Piccadilly line which has led to a series of problems over the past week . The...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: london underground, lul, tube, piccadilly line, service information
RMT suspends Piccadilly Line Tube drivers strike action
TUBE UNION RMT said today that 24 hours of strike action by drivers on the Piccadilly Line, due to start at noon tomorrow, has been suspended after sufficient progress was made in talks.
Action in separate disputes on the Central Line,...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: london underground, tube, piccadilly line, drivers, lul, central line
Piccadilly Line tube drivers to strike again
TUBE UNION RMT confirmed today that driver members on the Piccadilly Line will strike again next month in a long-running dispute over the breakdown of industrial relations following the latest phase of action last month which shut the line down...
Region: National
Tagged with: Piccadilly Line, Underground, Industrial Action
Piccadilly Line strike "united and determined" on third day
TUBE UNION RMT said that driver members on the Piccadilly Line are standing united and determined again this morning as the current phase of strike action enters it's third day in a fight for workplace justice and respect.
The dispute...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: london underground, tube, piccadilly line, drivers, lul
Day Two of Piccadilly Line strike action rock solid
TUBE UNION RMT said that strike action by drivers on the Piccadilly Line is absolutely rock solid across all depots this morning on day two as the workforce stands firm against an aggressive and bullying management culture that has reduced...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: london underground, tube, piccadilly line, drivers, lul
Piccadilly Line strike action gets under way
TUBE UNION RMT said that strike action by drivers on the Piccadilly Line is now underway and receiving the expected rock solid support from members after LU bosses wrecked ACAS talks yesterday by refusing to bring any new proposals or...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: london underground, tube, piccadilly line, drivers, lul
Piccadilly Line strike action goes ahead
TUBE UNION RMT said today that strike action by drivers on the Piccadilly Line, starting tomorrow lunchtime through to the weekend, goes ahead as planned after LU bosses scuppered ACAS talks this morning by refusing to bring any new proposals...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: london underground, tube, piccadilly line, drivers, lul
RMT confirms further ACAS talks in the morning
Tube union RMT confirmed this evening that it will be attending further talks at ACAS tomorrow morning in the long-running dispute on the Piccadilly Line over the breakdown of industrial relations and a comprehensive failure by management to deliver on...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: london underground, lul, tube, piccadilly line, drivers,
RMT confirms ACAS talks over Piccadilly Line dispute
Tube union RMT confirmed today that it will be attending talks at ACAS this morning in the long-running dispute on the Piccadilly Line over the breakdown of industrial relations and a comprehensive failure by management to deliver on promised improvements...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: london underground, tube, piccadilly line, drivers, lul
Piccadilly Line tube drivers to strike
TUBE UNION RMT confirmed today that driver members on the Piccadilly Line will strike again later this month in a long-running dispute over the breakdown of industrial relations and a comprehensive failure by management to deliver on promised improvements following...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: piccadilly line, tube, london underground
Piccadilly Line strike suspended
TUBE UNION RMT has confirmed today that strike action by drivers on the Piccadilly Line due to start at 2100 hours this evening has been suspended following significant progress in extensive talks through ACAS. The dispute remains on as the union...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: london underground, tube, lul, piccadilly line, tube, drivers, night tube, staffing, unstaffed, stations
RMT drivers on Piccadilly Line to strike
TUBE UNION RMT confirmed today that driver members on the Piccadilly Line will be striking over a series of attacks on working conditions and staffing levels that have turned the line into a pressure cooker. RMT members will strike between...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: piccadilly line, london underground, lul, tube
Tube chaos on Piccadilly Line
TUBE UNION RMT today demanded that London Underground halt and reverse maintenance cuts and key asset sales after if emerged that reductions in vegetation management and the flogging off of a key piece of kit were major factors in the...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: london underground, tube, lul, piccadilly line, wheel flats,
RMT warns of Night Tube crisis on the Piccadilly Line
RMT has been informed that the amount of drivers available to run the Mayor’s flagship Night Tube service on the Piccadilly Line is now so low that last weekend saw only 7 trains running instead of the normal 22 – a near...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: london underground, lul, tube, night tube, piccadilly line
RMT salutes major victory in Piccadilly Line dispute
Tube union RMT today saluted a major victory secured by members in the Piccadilly Line workshops at Northfields and Cockfosters Depots as Tube Lines pulled back wholesale from a set of proposals that would have opened the door to casualisation...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: lul, london underground, tube, piccadilly line, tubelines
Action in Piccadilly Line/Tube Lines workshop dispute
Tube union RMT today confirmed action by staff in the Piccadilly Line workshops at Northfields and Cockfosters Depots in a dispute over an attempt by Tube Lines to create a two-tier workforce by driving a coach and horses through current...
Region: National
Tagged with: Piccadilly Line, Underground, Industrial Action, Tube Lines
RMT to ballot Piccadilly Line/Tube Lines workshop staff
Tube union RMT will begin balloting workshop staff in the Piccadilly Line workshops at Northfields and Cockfosters Depots today for both strike action and action short of a strike over an attempt by Tube Lines to create a two-tier workforce...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: london underground, lul, tube, piccadilly line, tube lines, tfl
RMT calls for postponement of night tube on Piccadilly Line
RAIL UNION RMT today called for the postponement of the night tube on the Piccadilly Line – which is due to start on 16 December – due to on-going safety concerns. The serious fleet problems involve trains that continue to...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: london underground, lul, night tube, piccadilly line
RMT calls for discussions around closure of Piccadilly Line
TUBE UNION RMT today demanded that urgent discussions should be held at top level to give serious consideration to the Piccadilly line being closed until a major problem with flatted wheels is properly sorted out and all the trains are...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: london underground, lul, piccadilly line, flatted wheels,
Big votes for action in two separate disputes on LUL
Tube union RMT confirmed today that balloting has concluded in two separate disputes on London Underground with massive votes for action being recorded in both. Both disputes, tube station staff and Piccadilly Line drivers, have safety of passengers and staff...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: london underground, lul, piccadilly line, station staff
RMT to ballot Piccadilly Line drivers for strike action
TUBE UNION RMT confirmed today that it will be balloting over 400 drivers on the Piccadilly Line for strike action in a dispute over breaching agreements, procedures and policies which amounts to a wholesale breakdown in industrial relations between the union...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: london underground, lul, piccadilly line, drivers, ballot, strike action
Breakdown in Industrial Relations, Train Operators, Piccadil
14th April 2016 Dear Colleague, Breakdown in Industrial Relations, Train Operators, Piccadilly Line – London Underground Further to previous correspondence, members are congratulated for standing firm together against threats from an overly aggressive management team. Since the solidly supported strike action...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: london underground, lul, piccadilly line
Piccadilly line strike action rock solid
RMT says that responsibility for the strike, and the disruption to services, rests squarely with the LU management who have allowed a culture of bullying and harassment of staff to build up over a number of years on the line...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: piccadilly line, london underground, lul
BREAKDOWN IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, TRAIN OPERATORS
TO ALL PICCADILLY LINE TRAIN OPERATORS Our Ref: LUL/14/2 24th March 2016 Dear Colleagues BREAKDOWN IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, TRAIN OPERATORS, PICCADILLY LINE – LONDON UNDERGROUND Further to my letter of yesterday’s date, first of all I would like to congratulate you...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: london underground, piccadilly line
Strike goes ahead tonight on Piccadilly Line
Tube union RMT today confirmed that there have been no further talks and 24 hours of strike action goes ahead from nine o’clock tonight by nearly 400 train operators across the Piccadilly Line over a comprehensive breakdown in industrial relations combining a...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: london underground, lul, piccadilly line
Strike dates go ahead on Piccadilly Line
As management wrecks talks strike dates go ahead on Piccadilly Line over comprehensive breakdown in industrial relations Tube union RMT today confirmed that talks have broken down and strike action goes ahead next week by nearly 400 train operators across the...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: piccadilly line, london underground, lul,
BREAKDOWN IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Our Ref: LUL/14/2 16th March 2016 Dear Colleague, BREAKDOWN IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, TRAIN OPERATORS, PICCADILLY LINE – LONDON UNDERGROUND Further to my letter dated 9th March, all RMT Train Operator members on the Piccadilly Line will be aware of the three...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: london underground lul, piccadilly line
Strike ballot on Piccadilly Line
An RMT strike ballot of nearly 400 train operators across the Piccadilly Line for both strike action and action short of a strike over a comprehensive breakdown in industrial relations combining a range of issues opens today. The ballot will close...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: piccadilly line, london underground, lul, tfl
RMT confirms driver strike ballot on Piccadilly Line
TUBE UNION RMT confirmed today that it is to ballot nearly 400 train operators across the Piccadilly Line for both strike action and action short of a strike over a comprehensive breakdown in industrial relations combining a range of issues. The...
Region: National
Tagged with: Piccadilly Line, Underground, Industrial Action
RMT statement on Piccadilly Line
"An enhanced system check for door engine failures will be introduced with immediate effect . RMT reps will continue to take part in additional investigations on the failure this morning. "The case for continued safe operation has been issued by the...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: london underground, lul, piccadilly line, rolling stock
Rolling stock crisis on Piccadilly Line
A rolling stock crisis on the Piccadilly Line, London Underground’s fourth busiest line transporting an average of 600,000 people a day, has led to yet another morning of delays for passengers today as warnings from tube union RMT about the state...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: piccadilly line, london underground, lul, rollong stock crisis
Rolling stock crisis on Piccadilly Line
A rolling stock crisis on the Piccadilly Line, London Underground’s fourth busiest line transporting an average of 600,000 people a day, has led to two days of severe delays for passengers as warnings from tube union RMT about the state of...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: piccadilly line, london underground, rolling stock,
RMT confirms driver strike vote on Piccadilly Line
TUBE UNION RMT confirmed today that train operators across the Piccadilly Line have voted overwhelmingly for both strike action and action short of a strike over a comprehensive breakdown in industrial relations combining a range of issues. Over 70% voted to...
Region: South East and Anglia
Tagged with: london underground, lul, piccadilly line
RMT confirms driver strike vote on Piccadilly Line
The Piccadilly is the fourth busiest line on the London Underground network transporting an average of 600,000 passengers a day and services London’s Heathrow airport – the busiest airport in Europe. The issues at the heart of the dispute involving...
Region: South East and Anglia
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