... paper’s editor, Alan Rusbridger, was very keen to bring the two sides together to thrash out an agreement. Unions unite for Tube strike THE London Underground is facing a crippling one-day strike after two unions joined forces in disputes over pay and conditions ...

... Government sought to exploit the row, with the Prime Minister challenging Mr Blair in the Commons to condemn not only the Tube strike, but disputes in the Post Office and some fire services across Britain. John Major said the strikes “can’t be justified ...

... immediately , as the Executive Committee are awaiting a farther reply from the managers in regard to their claims . The London tube strike has collapsed , and 3 fc is expected that normal train services will be in operation to-day . { p . g . ) The Pnnce of Wales ...

... of a strike against a 7 per cent er. The National Union of Railwaymen weed in the High Court to call off onday’s planned tube strike. The union will return to court next week to challenge the injunction. Jimmy Knagp the NUR general secretary, said if the ...

... rampant wage inflation and the net result would be that people’s mortgages would go up. We cannot do that” With regard to the tube strike, he said: “The strike in London is totally and utterly unnecessary. It has no justification whatsoever on any objective ...

... secretary, Clare Short, who came third, stalked out of a television interview after she was challenged about the London tube strike. Ms Short told the interviewer from BBCl's regional programme Newsroom South East: “I don't wish to talk about it, Picture: ...

... to tho commission of such an offence , is liablo to like penalties . THE TUBE STRIKE . Thero was no improvement yesterday in tho situation regarding- tbo London tube strike and the stoppage of tho District Railway . Ifc was stated yesterday that Mr ...

... SARAH WILSON THERE was only one topic of conversation in the lifts and office canteens of London yesterday. As the first tube strike of summer brought commuting chaos to the capital, everyone was aching to describe their ordeal. The sensible had cycled ...

... for a second shot with Martyn Brabbins and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. And what happened? London was hit by a Tube strike and the hall was three-quarters empty. w But those who came witnessed a remarkable event. Tan Dun’s works are predicated ...

... Railwaymen, was unable to make it to ACAS after his chauffer-driven union car was held up in a'traffic jam, caused by the Tube strike, on the twomile journey from his Euston headquarters to ACAS in Westminster. To add to his troubles another car ran into ...

... inent . decided to take a ballot of their mem- bers Throughout the country on the question of strike action . The London tube strike appears to be collapsing , and a satisfactory feature of the situation is that the Electrical Trades Union have decided ...

... But he admitted BR were shutting down the railways as if a total walk-out was guaranteed. E For London, already hit 3 a Tube: strike, travel misery will be made even worse today as workers at at least six London Transport bus garages strike over proposed ...