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Train drivers seek to put ‘dent’ in cost of living in pay talks

Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan said he did not want to ‘appear antagonistic’.

Evening Standard

More disruption threatened in fresh rail dispute

Aslef will ballot its members on Hull Trains on possible strike action.

Evening Standard

GWR explains why Sunday train cancellations will continue for ‘quite some time’

Last weekend rail passengers were urged not to travel on any Great Western main lines due to staff shortages

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TfL axes plans for driverless trains across London Underground

The trains ‘would cost billions of pounds on each line’, said the Mayor of London

The Independent UK

Southern Western Railways service first to transfer into public ownership

The Government’s announcement will see services across southern England and East Anglia come back into public control by autumn 2025.

Evening Standard

RMT claims ‘substantial victory’ after tube pay dispute

Union says London Underground workers will get pay rise and other improvements in terms

The Guardian - UK

Citizen: My Life After the White House by Bill Clinton review – convivial without being confidential

In this account of his years after leaving office, Clinton is a hyperactive and loquacious presence, helping out in disaster zones and pontificating about public service – but he reveals little about his private life

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Sadiq Khan urged to hold London vote on council tax hike to fund TfL as Tube drivers seek four-day week

Lord Bailey of Paddington raised the idea of a vote in the capital in Parliament

Evening Standard

Ex-Eurostar boss tells government to stay out of running railways

Exclusive: Richard Brown says ‘genuine reform, genuine cost savings’ must be negotiated with trades unions

The Independent UK

London Tube Drivers Offered Four-day Workweek, Pay Rise To Halt Strikes And Ease Travel Disruptions

London Underground drivers received a deal amid ongoing strikes. The proposal includes a 4.5% raise and improved working conditions.

International Business Times UK

Train performance data to be displayed at stations under Labour plans

Transport secretary says figures will be shown on screens in effort to hold operators and government to account

The Guardian - UK

English councils free to adopt four-day week after Labour drops Tory concerns

Cambridgeshire trial found improved performance and reduced turnover, as TfL plans to give tube drivers option

The Guardian - UK

Tube drivers to be offered four-day working week

TfL will set out a ‘proposal for delivering an average four-day working week’ by January

The Independent UK

Revealed: Tube drivers offered four-day week, pay rise and fewer hours a week in return for calling off strike

Aslef hails ‘groundbreaking deal’ but critics describe it as a ‘sell-out’ by Sadiq Khan

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Revealed: How TfL got the Tube strikes called off without offering staff a bumper pay rise

Aslef industrial action planned on the London Underground for Thursday and next Tuesday has been suspended

The Independent UK

When are the next London Tube strikes? November action suspended after union talks with TFL bosses

London Underground services will now run as normal on 7 and 12 November

The Independent UK

London Tube strikes suspended by Aslef union following talks with TfL

Both Aslef and RMT have now called off the Tube strikes planned for November

Evening Standard

Tube strikes planned for later this week called off

Around 2,000 tube drivers were due to walk out which would have crippled the network

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Evening Standard

Planned strike by Tube drivers suspended

Members of Aslef were due to walk out on Thursday and again next Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

Tube drivers call off planned strikes after ‘improved offer’

Industrial action by Aslef members threatened to halt all London Underground services

Evening Standard

Pub and restaurant chiefs urge transport union bosses not to ruin their Christmas

Bosses warn that a strike day can mean hospitality businesses lose 70% of that day’s income.

The Guardian - UK

OBR moving to ‘trust but verify’ relationship with Treasury after ‘black hole’ row – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK

RMT union calls off tube strikes planned for coming week

Aslef has not called off Thursday’s train driver action but is meeting London Underground on Monday for talks

The Independent UK

November tube strikes: RMT call off action after last-ditch talks

RMT have suspended their London Underground strike actions

Evening Standard

RMT suspends planned strikes by London Underground workers

The union said it had received a revised pay offer.

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