Bob Crow

Thatcher's Legacy?

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 15.04.2013 | UK

London Underground train drivers are to be balloted for industrial action in a row over working conditions - as Conservative politicians called for cu...

'A £10m For The Biggest Political Propaganda Exercise'

PA/ The Huffington Post UK | Posted 14.04.2013 | UK

Labour's former deputy prime minister John Prescott has launched a blistering attack on the £10m cost of Margaret Thatcher's funeral. Writing in h...

Union Leader Says Margaret Thatcher Can 'Rot In Hell'

The Huffington Post UK | Ned Simons | Posted 11.04.2013 | UK Politics

Union leader Bob Crow has said Margaret Thatcher can "rot in hell" for what she did to the country during her time as prime minister. Crow, the gen...

Tube Cleaners Go On Strike

PA | Posted 02.03.2013 | UK

Workers who clean London Underground stations are striking over the new year in a dispute over pay. Rail Maritime and Transport union members worki...

King's Cross Fire Anniversary Marked With Cuts Warning

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 18.11.2012 | UK

Transport trade unionists marking the 25th anniversary of a devastating Tube station fire today demanded the scrapping of proposed staffing cuts. D...

Tube Fire Anniversary Safety Fears

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 17.11.2012 | UK

The 25th anniversary of a devastating Tube station fire will be marked on Sunday by a transport union concerned about current Underground safety. T...

Bob Crow Blasts 'Blacklist' Of Trade Union Activists

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 31.10.2012 | UK

Union activists have demanded action against a murky "blacklisting" website, which purports to show employers whether their potential employees are un...

Rail Campaigners Day Of Action Over Fare Rises

PA | Posted 14.08.2012 | UK

Unions, transport campaigners and rail passenger groups have launched a day of action to protest at "massive" fare increases and cuts to jobs and serv...

Virgin Could Lose Rail Franchise

PA | Posted 12.08.2012 | UK

Sir Richard Branson could lose his West Coast rail franchise this week, with a transport union warning that the switch in ownership could mean higher ...

Just The Ticket? Government Set To Announce £9bn Railways Investment

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 16.07.2012 | UK Politics

David Cameron and Nick Clegg will stage a show of coalition unity on Monday as they launch plans for the biggest investment programme in the railways ...

Rail Workers To Vote On Olympic Strike Action

PA | Posted 21.06.2012 | UK

Rail workers are to be balloted for strikes in a row over extra payment for working during the Olympic Games. Members of the Rail Maritime and Tran...

Transport Unions Fear 20,000 Rail Jobs Could Be Axed

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 27.07.2012 | UK

More than 20,000 railway jobs could be axed under government reforms of the industry, unions have warned. Officials said surveys have consistently ...

Heathrow: You're 'Aving a Larf

Andy Hayes | Posted 15.07.2012 | UK
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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 ...

Brace Yourselves For Another Tube Strike

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 17.04.2012 | UK

Workers who maintain and upgrade Tube lines on London Underground are to strike for 72 hours next week in a dispute over pensions and benefits. The...

London Underground Workers Vote To Strike

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 16.04.2012 | UK

London Underground workers who maintain and upgrade tube lines have voted to go on strike in a dispute over pensions and benefits, in a move which off...

'Sabotage': Union Accuses After Olympic Bonus Talks Break Down

PA | Posted 22.03.2012 | UK

Union leaders today accused London Underground of attempting to impose new "strings" over an Olympic pay deal for Tube staff after talks collapsed. ...

Strike! Heathrow Express Staff To Stage Walk-Out

PA | Posted 10.03.2012 | UK

Workers on the Heathrow Express will stage another strike on Sunday in protest at disciplinary action over two rail workers. Members of the Rail Ma...

London Trains Will Drive Themselves, Boris Pledges

The Huffington Post UK | Asa Bennett | Posted 08.03.2012 | UK Politics

London Mayor Boris Johnson has unveiled his plans for London transport in “the biggest transformation since the Victorian age”. Speaking to Co...

'Serious Impact' For Travellers After Heathrow Express Strike

PA | Posted 26.02.2012 | UK

Heathrow Express services were disrupted on Sunday as a strike among drivers and other staff in two separate disciplinary disputes was said to be "sol...

Cable Theft Hits Commuters

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 20.02.2012 | UK

Rail passengers suffered delays and disruption on Monday after cable thieves hit rush hour services into London. Cable was cut and stolen from the ...

Uncomfortable, Slow And Expensive - Britain's Dreadful Railways

PA | Posted 06.02.2012 | UK

Britain's railways are at the bottom of the league for fares, efficiency and comfort compared with other European countries, according to a union-comm...

Tube Workers Reject London Olympics Pay Deal

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 30.01.2012 | UK

Leaders of London Underground workers, the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union, have rejected a pay offer for staff working during the London 201...

'Truly Groundbreaking' Olympics Bonus For DLR Staff

PA | Posted 26.03.2012 | UK

A "truly groundbreaking" pay deal was announced today which union leaders said would earn DLR transport staff up to £2,500 for working over the 2012 ...

Times 'Knew Reporter Had Tried To Hack Email' Before High Court Case

PA | Posted 26.03.2012 | UK

Managers at the Times knew one of their reporters had tried to hack into an anonymous blogger's email before they fought a High Court battle to unmask...