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Tube Drivers To Strike On Boxing Day

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 17.12.2012 | UK

London Underground drivers are to stage three strikes, including one on Boxing Day in a move that threatens to blight the capital with travel chaos. ...

Bus Workers Made Olympic Pay Offer

PA | Posted 10.07.2012 | UK

Bus staff in London have been made an offer for working during the Olympics in a bid to avert the threat of further strikes. Members of the Unite u...

Tanker Strike Called Off As Narrow Vote Backs Deal

PA | Posted 11.05.2012 | UK

A strike by tanker drivers has been averted after they voted narrowly to accept a peace deal aimed at ending a long-running row over terms and conditi...

Fuel Strike Threat Back On The Table As Union Recommends Tanker Drivers Reject Deal

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 26.04.2012 | UK

The threat of a fuel strike looms large again after it emerged tanker drivers are being urged to reject a proposed deal. The proposals will be put...

Talks To Avoid Tube Strikes End Without Agreement

PA | Posted 19.06.2012 | UK

Talks aimed at averting a 72-hour strike by London Underground maintenance workers next week ended without agreement on Thursday night. Leaders of ...

Fuel Tanker Strike: Fresh Talks Set For Monday

PA | Posted 19.06.2012 | UK

Fresh talks aimed at averting strikes by fuel tanker drivers are to be held next week, raising hopes that industrial action can be averted. The con...

Fuel Strike Threat Averted But Government Continues Making Contingency Plans

PA | Posted 14.06.2012 | UK

The threat of a fuel strike may have been averted, but the government is continuing to make contingency plans, it has emerged. It comes after a pr...

Hopes Raised After Deal Drawn Up To Prevent Fuel Strikes

PA | Posted 13.04.2012 | UK

Proposals aimed at resolving the fuel tanker drivers dispute have been drawn up, raising hopes that strikes can be averted. Leaders Unite held talk...

Fuel Strike Deadline Extended To Allow Peace Talks To Continue

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 13.04.2012 | UK

Unite's deadline for declaring strikes in the fuel tanker drivers dispute has been extended so that peace talks can continue. Under employment law,...

'Substantive Talks' Announced by Acas In Tanker Drivers Dispute

PA | Posted 03.04.2012 | UK

Talks aimed at resolving the fuel tanker drivers dispute are to be held on Wednesday, Acas has announced. The conciliation service has been in cont...

Keep Calm And Carry On: Why You Shouldn't Panic Over A Petrol Strike

The Huffington Post UK | Dina Rickman | Posted 28.03.2012 | UK

The government has come under fire for 'panicking' car owners over a possible strike by tanker drivers, prompting industry leaders to urge calm among ...

Oil Companies And Unions Invited To Conciliation Talks After Strike Fears

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 28.03.2012 | UK

Conciliation service Acas has invited unions and oil companies to talks in a bid to prevent a tanker drivers' strike over Easter. Workers in five o...