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‘Tube strikes this week will cost us tens of thousands’: Frustrated businesses warn of huge hit to London economy

Hospitality workers in the capital have seen a drop in footfall as customers are forced to work from home due to the strikes

The Independent UK

London Underground drivers to strike over four day week proposal causing travel chaos

‘TfL seems unwilling to make any concessions in a bid to avert strike action,’ says RMT general secretary Eddie Dempsey

The Independent UK

Tube strikes warning: 'No service from Tuesday until Friday' as Sadiq Khan calls for peace talks with RMT

Three weeks of RMT Tube driver walkouts could mean ‘limited or no service’ for four days at a time, The Standard has learned

Evening Standard

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London tube drivers to strike across 12 days in spring, says RMT

Union opposed to London Underground pushing ahead with four-day week plan

The Guardian - UK

London Tube drivers to strike in dispute over hours

Members of the RMT union will stage a series of 24-hour walkouts in the coming months.

Evening Standard

Strike threat alert on London Underground as RMT union ballots Tube drivers over four-day week

Passengers could face major disruption in March if walkout is authorised

Evening Standard

Union boss ‘held up communist flag alongside people singing pro-Russia chants in occupied Ukraine’

RMT spokesperson insists that Eddie Dempsey has ‘at no time supported Russia’s invasion of Ukraine’

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Rubbish! Union and TfL in row over cleaners who empty Sadiq Khan's bins and keep the Tube clean

TfL fails to bring contracted workers ‘in-house’ despite mayor’s pledge

Evening Standard

DLR cleaners launch two strikes after being told sick pay is 'only for seriously or terminally ill'

RMT union says subcontractor has behaved appallingly towards staff

Evening Standard

RMT celebrates ‘effective strike action’ as union accepts £80,000 a year salary for Tube drivers

The RMT union has claimed victory over TfL after it accepted its ‘full and final’ pay offer

Evening Standard

Strike ballot called off after Wightlink ferry dispute resolved

Wightlink said it has withdrawn its original proposal and agreed to ongoing discussions with the RMT.

Evening Standard

Tube row: TfL accused of blocking better pensions and sick pay for thousands of low-paid cleaners

TfL commissioner Andy Lord urges unions to accept three-year pay deal to lift threat of more strikes on London Underground

Evening Standard

More bus workers to be balloted on potential strike action

RMT members at First South West in Somerset and Cornwall will vote in the coming weeks on whether to launch a campaign of industrial action.

Evening Standard

Up to 300 Tube staff at risk of being deported as Government faces calls to suspend new visa rules

RMT and TSSA union members protest outside Home Office over ‘knee-jerk’ changes to immigration laws

Evening Standard

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Evening Standard

Tube talks: RMT criticises TfL's efforts to prevent more strikes as 'a slide show with no negotiations'

‘There was no offer made, no negotiations, no interest in coming to any agreement’, according to union memo

Evening Standard

Will deal be reached to avoid more Tube strikes? RMT and London Underground officials to sit down for talks today

RMT leaders will meet with London Underground officials on Wednesday, raising hopes of a deal

Evening Standard

RMT boss Eddie Dempsey 'almost optimistic' that TfL peace talks will prevent more Tube strikes

‘If we can get ourselves into a position where there's a compromise that works on both sides, then we'll settle’

The Independent UK

Is London Tube strike the shape of transport stoppages to come?

The Man Who Pays His Way: RMT walkout was super-efficient, but brings risks for union

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Evening Standard

Union boss behind Tube strike warns drivers on £72k could walk out again despite 3.4% pay rise

The RMT rejected a 3.4% pay offer and is campaigning for a cut in members’ 35-hour weeks

International Business Times UK

When Do the Tube Strikes End? Light at the End of the Tunnel Seen as Union Boss Calls for Meeting With Mayor

London Tube strikes disrupt until 11 September 2025 over pay and 32-hour week demands. RMT's Eddie Dempsey calls for Mayor Sadiq Khan meeting—will talks end the chaos?

The Independent UK

Union boss makes ‘no apology’ as striking Tube drivers’ salaries revealed

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Evening Standard

Tube drivers on £72,000 ‘can’t afford to buy a house in London', says RMT boss

Union leader Eddie Dempsey says a £72,000 salary is “not out of this world” given London’s house prices

The Guardian - UK

Limited tube services resume as strikes disrupt London for third day

Central, Northern and District lines partly running as RMT presses Sadiq Khan for talks over shorter working week

Evening Standard

Tube strike latest: RMT union boss calls for summit with Sadiq Khan to end walkouts

Eddie Dempsey in fresh call to Mayor of London for talks to find a resolution to the industrial action devastating London Underground services

The Independent UK

Tube drivers’ £72,000 salary not enough to buy house in London, union boss says

Eddie Dempsey, RMT general secretary, says he makes ‘no apology for fighting hard for our members’

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