UK container traffic back online as Felixstowe returns to work
The impact of the industrial dispute at the Port of Felixstowe should not be underestimated, and rail freight is in the eye of the storm. As the first strike at the port in three decades...Read more
Felixstowe strike threatens Christmas
A damaging strike is underway at Felixstowe. It’s the busiest intermodal port in the UK, and a key rail freight terminal. Already there are concerns that the damage to the supply chain could take months...Read moreEight days of strikes at Felixstowe will test supply chain limits
The biggest container port in the UK, and the single most busy intermodal rail freight terminal, will grind to a halt this month under a longterm strike by members of the Unite union. Around 1900...Read more
Strike threat at Felixstowe prompts fears of intermodal chaos
Members of the Unite union have voted overwhelming today, Thursday, in favour of strike action at the Port of Felixstowe. Fears have already been expressed over disruption to intermodal traffic at Britain’s biggest container shipping...Read more
Starting gun fired on new British rail strikes
Talks between unions and rail bosses in Britain have broken down without agreement. The RMT (Rail, Transport and Maritime Union) has called for a fresh strike on Wednesday, 27 July. The formal notice was given...Read more
One UK dispute solved – eight more break out
A long-standing dispute in Scotland, between the publicly owned ScotRail and the trades union ASLEF, which represents drivers, has been resolved. On the same day, however, eight more operators – all in England – fell...Read more
UK Strike: Reconciliation recedes
The prospect for a resolution to the current rail dispute in Britain seems even further down the line. A deal is less likely now, at the end of a week of strike action. With the...Read more
Strike Day Two: British ports to take the first hit
UK transport secretary Grant Shapps is adamant that the strike on the railways of Great Britain will not lead to empty supermarket shelves or disrupted power station fuel deliveries. However, there is nothing good about...Read more
UK Strike Day One: Almost all out, almost all stop
Solidarity with the strike on the UK railway network has been very high on day one. The members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport trades union (RMT) have been picketing depots, signalling centres and stations...Read more
UK Strike: countdown to shutdown
The Great British Rail Strike is just one day away, and barring a turning of the tide that would impress even King Canute, the network is set to grind to a halt on Tuesday, and...Read more
Political heavyweights square off as strike is less than a week away
Political ideologies are taking sides in the phoney war before the first of series of one-day national rail strikes. UK trades unions have called for action this coming Tuesday (21 June) and on two days...Read more
Scottish government in dispute with multiple unions, strike looming?
Management and unions seem to be further apart than ever in a series of industrial disputes. Despite optimism last week, the government in Edinburgh appears unlikely to placate unions over a deepening series of disputes....Read moreSides dig in for summer of discontent and lengthy UK rail disputes
The UK government and the unions seem set for an entrenched battle over the dispute expected to play out over this summer. Both sides have been ramping up their rhetoric, leaving the nation braced for...Read more
UK strike threat draws concern from industry and public
Freight traffic coming to a halt would place a severe strain on the UK economy and possibly send the recovery of the rail industry crashing off the tracks. These are among the views expressed during...Read more
Overwhelming vote for strike action as British railway relations hit the buffers
UK trades union members have voted overwhelmingly for strike action. The result of a nationwide ballot was announced late on Tuesday evening, giving unions a mandate to call their members out in what has been...Read moreBritain on ‘war footing’ for rail strike
A ballot for strike action will see the UK government prioritise the movement of freight trains in a way not seen since the general mobilisation at the outbreak the First World War. The stark warning...Read more
Port of Trieste paralysed by protesters against coronapas
The port of Trieste has been paralysed by protesters against the introduction of a corona ticket at work, according to local media. Hundreds of strikers have gathered in front of the port area’s entrance, and...Read more
Deutsche Bahn settles conflict with union GDL
Deutsche Bahn (DB) and the Union of German Locomotive Drivers (GDL) have agreed on a collective agreement. After multiple strikes, this settles the collective bargaining conflict with the union. DB will give employees two corona...Read more
German train drivers union to strike again from Wednesday
At DB Cargo in Germany, the train drivers who are members of the GDL union will be on strike again from 5 p.m. on Wednesday, 1 September. The drivers of Deutsche Bahn passenger trains follow...Read more