RMT calls Underground strikes, but unions are divided
The RMT has called a series of strikes on London Underground in its continuing dispute over a proposed four day week for drivers, but ASLEF says it is surprised that the RMT is opposing a voluntary arrangement. Transport for London has already said that drivers working four rather than five days a week would work fewer hours, but the RMT is insisting that the new rotas are being ‘imposed’.
New East West Rail chair announcedEast West Railway Company has announced the appointment of Susan Cooklin as its new Chair, as the project moves into its next phase. The appointment has been announced one day after the Commons Transport Committee held a one-day evidence session about East West Rail, and EWR has also revealed its plan for a new depot near Newton Longville, which has led to Buckinghamshire Council voicing concerns about some of the details, including the fact that it would occupy a greenfield site.
Hendy calls for an end to trains 'dumped in fields'Rail minister Lord Hendy has condemned the common practice of leaving redundant rolling stock to deteriorate and then trying to use it again. He said: ‘There’s nothing more stupid than watching some trains halfway through their lives that have been parked in a field.’
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