Workers on the Heathrow Express rail service are to stage two 24-hour strikes, causing potential disruption to travel between the airport and London. The Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union announced on Friday that its members will walk out on Februa

Cleaners are picketing London St Pancras International station, home of the Eurostar terminal, for 48 hours in protest at "poverty pay". The employees who work for Initial, part of the Rentokil Initial group, have resorted to strike action after receivin

Heathrow Express Strike 'Will Disrupt Travel' Staff at Heathrow Express will walk out on two dates in February and March 1:05pm UK, Friday February 17, 2012 Workers on the Heathrow Express rail service are to stage two 24-hour strikes, causing potential

Workers on the Heathrow Express rail service are to stage two 24-hour strikes in two separate disciplinary disputes, it was announced today.Members of the Rail Maritime and Transport union will walk out on February 26 and again on March 11 after voting i

16 February 2012 Last updated at 03:00 ET St Pancras station is used by Eurostar, East Midlands, First Capital Connect and Southeastern Cleaners at London's St Pancras International station have begun strike action in a campaign for higher wages. The Rai

15 February 2012 Last updated at 06:35 ET Chris Waters, Colin Buckley and Darren Burgess were killed in the crash, along with Gary Tindall Network Rail is spending ÂŁ5m to improve the safety of its road-rail vehicles, it has announced on the eighth anniv

Staff working for cleaning contractor Initial currently earn £6.73 an hour, just 75p an

The people of Greece face an unprecedented economic and political crisis (Violence grips Athens, 13 February). They are being driven to poverty and mass unemployment by the demands of the so-called Troika. Hospitals in Greece are running out of medicines

13 February 2012 Last updated at 14:45 ET The cleaners work for Initial under a Network Rail contract Workers who clean St Pancras International are to stage two 48-hour strikes in a dispute over pay. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) uni

The workers for contractor Initial have not had any increase for four years. Now the RMT members are set to strike for two days from 6am on Thursday and again from March 1 for another 48 hours. RMT general secretary Bob Crow said: "It is a shocking indic

Derby City Council leader Philip Hickson was at the heart of the campaign to keep Bombardier in the city. In his own words, Mr Hickson gives his view on the battle for Bombardier. WHEN I stepped out of Bombardier Transportation's global headquarters in B

Strike: Trains from Glasgow Central will be cancelled on Tuesday and Wednesday. Commuters across Glasgow will be disrupted this week due to industrial action by signalling workers. ScotRail have said there will be a number of alterations to services whic

A dispute involving workers who clean Eurostar trains ended today when their union announced a pay deal which will see staff earning a minimum rate of £8 an hour by the autumn. The Rail Maritime and Transport union said the deal was worth 8% on basic pay

9 February 2012 Last updated at 06:07 ET Cleaners on the Eurostar service have ended their pay dispute after accepting an deal which they say will see staff earning a minimum rate of £8 an hour. Last month members of the Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT)

Bob Crow's RMT brokered deal with train staff Virgin Train staff are the latest rail workers to be promised a bonus for working during the Olympic Games. The unions have brokered a deal for workers at Richard Branson's company to receive a payment of £50

8 February 2012 Last updated at 08:06 ET Virgin trains run between London Euston and northern England, Wales and Scotland Virgin Trains is to pay staff a £500 bonus for working during the Olympics after negotiations with union chiefs. The Rail, Maritime

Bob Crow certainly got a social return on his investment (Pic: Rex Features) This week, a group called Just Economics released a report claiming that the British rail system is the worst in Europe for fares, efficiency and comfort. No surprise there, you

7 February 2012 Last updated at 12:10 ET Heathrow Express said it was open for discussions with the union Workers on the Heathrow Express have voted for strike action after a driver was sacked and a union representative suspended. The Rail Maritime and T

6 February 2012 Last updated at 06:14 ET TfL said this was its first recruitment campaign in three years London Underground (LU) is recruiting 300 Tube station staff in a move union bosses claim has been caused by a 2010 policy of cutting 800 jobs. LU an