Entries from Londonist tagged with 'busstrike'
October 10, 2008
As we warned earlier in the week, today is another bus strike Friday. This time it's Metroline and First drivers affecting 160 bus routes mainly across north-east and west London. For a full list of routes affected visit TFL's website. They're striking over pay again, seeking an across the board £30k for all bus drivers. If they get it, we're thinking of retraining. Good luck out there.......
Continue Reading "Buses Stopped"October 6, 2008
You're probably as tired of reading about it as we are of writing about it, but there's more bus strike action coming our way. Plan now to find alternate transport on Friday 10 and Wednesday 22 October, especially as more routes will be affected than previously. Members of the union Unite are still trying to achieve uniform pay rates and hours for their workers, which we support even if we grumble about how it's achieved.......
Continue Reading "More Bus Strike Action Planned"September 9, 2008
A teenager is recovering after being stabbed in the East End yesterday afternoon. Brace yourselves for a 24 hour bus driver strike on Friday. Empty your piggy banks – you’ve gotta pay for tube improvements. Assistant Commissioner Tarique Ghaffur has been relieved of duty: he’s the one with a discrimination case against the Met at the mo. Doesn’t read quite right does it? Londonist feels sorry for the jury at the Old Bailey who......
Continue Reading "Extra, Extra"August 28, 2008
Mayor urged to endorse cross-river tram plan. St Pancras to Peckham? Sorted Stop-and-search policy criticised by ex-head of the Met's homicide prevention unit Top cop in charge of 2012 Olympics security claims he's being racially discriminated against Ramsay rumbled: there's a new top restaurant in town. We're sure Gordon took the news calmly South London squatters told to sling their hook Lethal weapons: one-man gun factory jailed for life Bus strike to begin tomorrow.......
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