LinMM Posted January 9, 2023 Author Share Posted January 9, 2023 (edited) I thought it was 14 days notice Certainly the RMT union which is the one which affects my travelling has always given plenty of notice two weeks plus in fact. Edited January 9, 2023 by LinMM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 I hope the rail unions are on 14 days' notice rather than 7, as that'd get me safely though 2x ENB Swan Lakes & 1x RB Sleeping Beauty before the earliest they could next call a strike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangorballetboy Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 51 minutes ago, MJW said: According to BBC News - If workers agree to strike, details must be given to the employer at least 14 days before it begins (unless the union and employer agree to seven days). so, as I said, at least 7 days… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 (edited) Not rail but Tube...Aslef union 24 hour strike 15 March London Underground drivers to strike on 15 March | London Underground | The Guardian Edited February 22, 2023 by oncnp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 Goody. The day immediately before the rail strike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted February 23, 2023 Author Share Posted February 23, 2023 I wish ASLEF would stop choosing Wednesdays …it means one of my London ballet classes will be cancelled as the teacher can’t get there on tube strike days 😥 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 9 hours ago, alison said: Goody. The day immediately before the rail strike at least its not on the train strike day, or I'd miss out on a performance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob S Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 TSSA members have voted to accept what was on offer to them, ending their smaller role in the national rail strikes. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 TfL strikes announced for at the end of this month, dates including some of the Carlos At 50 performances. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66127959 I hope it'll only affect the tube & not trains coming into London. I can easily walk from Kings Cross or Liverpool Street to the ROH but I can't walk all the way from Cambridge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted July 7, 2023 Author Share Posted July 7, 2023 This strike is only related to RMT members ( so not ASLEF) who work on the tube so it’s not mainly a drivers action. This usually means some stations will be closed and more likely to have train cancellations on the tube line. Only the 22nd and 29th July would affect trains coming into London from Cambridge….where I’m off to this weekend as it happens!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 @LinMM I was thinking of the possibility of signalling or suchlike in London being disrupted. Hopefully it won't be. I'm currently waiting to find out how disruptive the 20th July strike date will be but I'm not holding out much hope I'll be able to make it to London that day. Fortunately I don't have anything booked on 22nd or 29th. I hope you enjoy your time in Cambridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted July 7, 2023 Author Share Posted July 7, 2023 Well the journey hasn’t started well!! There are no through Thameslink trains from Brighton to Cambridge so have to do the St Pancras then Kings Cross route to get a train just as the rush hour will be starting!! I thought they might reduce the service to one an hour but not stop it altogether. So a bit of extra pfaff! I hope the Kings Cross trains are more than one an hour or might still be waiting for a train at midnight lol! Thanks for your good wishes I always love going to Cambridge seeing friends in Sawston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 @LinMM Oh dear. That Brighton train does seem to get cancelled quite a lot. The Kings Cross trains are usually twice an hour, though with the overtime ban this week there were fewer in the middle of the day on Tuesday so I don't know if that's the case again today. I'd hope they'd have the sense not to reduce trains during the rush hour though. Oh, you're going to be coming very near to me then, as I live in Stapleford. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted July 7, 2023 Author Share Posted July 7, 2023 It’s a small world! My friends lived in Stapleford for a while when they first moved to Cambridge but been in Sawston for about 20 years now! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 More details of next week's tube strikes: https://tfl.gov.uk/campaign/strikes?intcmp=35779 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emeralds Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 I feel like the public transport service has been on more strikes this year than actually running a normal service. Maybe Just Stop Oil should have some chats with them. The rail & tube debacles are pushing us to use more fossil fuels when public transport is disrupted, JSO understandably want less use of them. Maybe they can all chat with each other to come up with solutions instead of metaphorically yelling in commuters’ ears while leaving us stranded. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted July 20, 2023 Author Share Posted July 20, 2023 I think the whole thing is though the Gov are not interested in talking to them. When ticket offices start to close all over the place and there are more regular cancellations because the infrastructure is not maintained sufficiently I think people will regret being hard on the Unions in this particular instance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 As the ROH's orchestra has now voted in favour of possible action maybe rail strikes in the latter part of the year will have less impact on those of us trying to get to the ROH by train if the performances have already been cancelled by orchestra strikes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 52 minutes ago, Dawnstar said: As the ROH's orchestra has now voted in favour of possible action maybe rail strikes in the latter part of the year will have less impact on those of us trying to get to the ROH by train if the performances have already been cancelled by orchestra strikes! Thank you. I hadn't seen that https://musiciansunion.org.uk/news/orchestra-of-the-royal-opera-house-vote-yes-to-potential-industrial-action Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 Does anyone KNOW whether other ROH performers - dancers; opera chorus - and administrators have had their pay restored (i.e. they no longer have the 10% cut)? The ROH Orchestra has a reputation for showing strength in relation to working conditions as well as salary levels (good for them) but any settlement with the musicians must surely be reflected in the pay of other employees too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 1 minute ago, capybara said: Does anyone KNOW whether other ROH performers - dancers; opera chorus - and administrators have had their pay restored (i.e. they no longer have the 10% cut)? The ROH Orchestra has a reputation for showing strength in relation to working conditions as well as salary levels (good for them) but any settlement with the musicians must surely be reflected in the pay of other employees too. And over 70k it was 20%. And there were/are "performers" in that category according to the ROH accounts filed at Companies House. I believe the last accounts were published in May (through Aug 2022). There were more performers in the higher pay brackets than last report. Will have a look when I get home from work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 6 hours ago, alison said: More details of next week's tube strikes: https://tfl.gov.uk/campaign/strikes?intcmp=35779 This has made me grab at a seat (a case of 'any seat') for the Sunday matinee of Carlos's show just in case........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 4 hours ago, capybara said: Does anyone KNOW whether other ROH performers - dancers; opera chorus - and administrators have had their pay restored (i.e. they no longer have the 10% cut)? The ROH Orchestra has a reputation for showing strength in relation to working conditions as well as salary levels (good for them) but any settlement with the musicians must surely be reflected in the pay of other employees too. From the accounts published 20 May 2023 Group of companies' accounts made up to 28 August 2022. This is all I could find (pg 71) On pg 72 are the salary bands and, for example, there a quite a few more performers in the £ 70-79,999 range (22 v. 4) than in YE 29 Aug 21. The performers are not identified as ballet/opera/orchestra but i'm hoping at least some of those are dancers (Osipova, Nuñez?) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 Evening Standard reporting hopeful news... Hopes for breakthrough in strike talks to stop week of Tube chaos | Evening Standard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted July 21, 2023 Author Share Posted July 21, 2023 Well this is good news but hope this also transfers over to ASLEF drivers on the mainline trains or it will look a bit London centric!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 Fingers and toes crossed....I can drive in but the traffic would no doubt be awful. Not to mention (and much more importantly) those who need to get to work, medical appointments, etc. etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Perregrino Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 8 minutes ago, LinMM said: Well this is good news but hope this also transfers over to ASLEF drivers on the mainline trains or it will look a bit London centric!! same union but different paymasters i believe (?) and Sadiq needs a good headline today 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted July 21, 2023 Author Share Posted July 21, 2023 Thanks for that info and yes he does lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 (edited) Strikes are off it seems Tube strikes are OFF after unions secure concessions from TfL | Evening Standard Edited July 21, 2023 by oncnp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Capricorn Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 Great news for my trip to London next week. I will be flying for the Carlos at 50 performance and was terrified of how I would travel to and from the airport... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 I'm not now going to this, partly because I didn't want to negotiate the journey without tubes... But glad for those who are going! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnePigeon Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 I was feeling pretty depressed that I’d have to cancel my tickets as I’m currently on crutches and will need to taxi/Uber it to and from the railway station - it’s going to be a tricky enough task as it is without the complication of a tube strike. Fingers crossed!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beryl H Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 Good news for me for the 26th July, can't make out what's happening on the 4th and 6th August yet, that's the ASLEF overtime ban on national trains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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