you’ll pardon me if i’m fresh out of sympathy
8 years living in nyc. number of subway strikes during my residency? zero
21 years living in boston. number of subway strikes? zero
2 years living in montreal. number of subway strikes? zero.
6 years living in london. number of tube strikes? not counting the one that began today and runs to thursday? i seriously can’t even remember, what with the constant strike threats and partial strikes and strike balloting and full-scale strikes and narrowly averted strikes… think i’m exaggerating? well let’s just see…
since march 2003:
| 07/2003 |
Jul 21, 2003 – Ken Livingstone, the mayor of London, is facing his first threat of industrial action on London Underground since he took over control of the Tube. Drivers on the transport system’s Metropolitan Line are to be balloted over a number of issues including the dismissal of a colleague for …
From Livingstone faces tube strike threat – Related web pages www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1436713/Livingstone … |
| 08/2003 |
Aug 12, 2003 – Mr Livingstone’s Transport for London (TfL) took over the Tube last month and now has control over how the network is managed and run. The mayor said he hoped to agree a three-year pay deal with Tube workers to end the damaging strikes. But talks on that cannot begin until the current …
From Tube strike threat after pay talks fail – Related web pages news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london … |
| 10/2003 |
Oct 28, 2003 – Union leaders are pressing ahead with plans to ballot Tube workers for a strike over safety. … London Underground Managing Director Tim O’Toole promised to investigate Tube safety. He said: “Today, we had a frank exchange of views, but it was a constructive discussion. …
From Tube strike ballot to go ahead – Related web pages news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/3222251.stm |
| 11/2003 |
Nov 14, 2003 – Nov. 14 (Bloomberg) — About 400000 London commuters suffered disruption this morning because of a strike by drivers on two of the capital’s train lines. The disruption will continue all day, said London Underground Ltd. There is no service on the Circle Line, which runs in a ring …
From London Tube Strike Disrupting Journeys of 400,000 Commuters – Related web pages quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000102&sid … |
| 12/2003 |
Dec 3, 2003 – The mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, yesterday urged tube unions to avoid strikes and to work with him on improving conditions on the network. “They will never be in a better position in terms of leadership and management of the tube system,” he said. “They will never have another …
From Tube strike threat after staff sacked over alcohol – Related web pages politics.guardian.co.uk/unions/story/0,12189 … |
| 02/2004 |
Feb 6, 2004 – Mr Crow said the union could combine strikes to bring Tube and mainline rail networks to a halt at the same time. The Tube vote will dismay commuters and business leaders. It is estimated that a 24-hour stoppage would cost London £70 million. The RMT has included a 35-hour week and a …
From Tube strike on poll day – Related web pages www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/articles/11098881 … |
| 03/2004 |
Mar 1, 2004 – Tube workers have backed strike action on London Underground (LU) to support maintenance staff who were sacked after alcohol was found in a staff room. The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said there would be a 24-hour walkout by its members employed by Metronet from 0600 GMT …
From Tube strikes over sacked workers – Related web pages news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london … |
| 04/2004 |
Apr 6, 2004 – Steve Grant, Aslef London district secretary and a former Tube driver, said: “If this situation is not sorted out at next Wednesday’s meeting this union will ballot its … Tube chiefs met RMT leaders last night to try to stop the strike – due on the day of London’s mayoral election. …
From New Tube strike threat – Related web pages www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/articles/11150452 … |
| 05/2004 |
May 17, 2004 – The prospect of co-ordinated strikes on the railways and London Underground was raised last night after the industry’s biggest trade union announced it was balloting thousands of Tube workers for industrial action in a row over pay. The prospect of co-ordinated strikes on the railways …
From Tube and rail workers to vote on joint strike – Related web pages www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/tube … |
| 06/2004 |
Jun 3, 2004 – Militant union leaders dealt a damaging blow yesterday to Ken Livingstone’s campaign to be re-elected as mayor of London when they called a 24-hour Tube strike on polling day. The stoppage on 10 June by the RMT transport union coincides with European Parliament and London mayoral polls …
From Blow to Livingstone as RMT calls Tube strike on polling day – Related web pages www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/blow … |
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Jun 28, 2004 – A 24-hour strike expected to cripple London’s Tube network will go ahead from Tuesday evening after negotiations broke down after 20 minutes. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union dismissed the talks as a “PR exercise”. Millions of commuters face “severe disruption” and London …
From Talks over Tube strike break down – Related web pages news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london … |
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Jun 30, 2004 – Millions of people across London have been affected by a one day strike over pay and conditions on the Underground. Thousands of drivers, signallers and maintenance staff on the Tube stopped work at 6:30pm on Tuesday, forcing people to take the bus, drive or walk. …
From London Tube strike hits millions – Related web pages news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/uk/newsid_3852000 … |
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Jun 30, 2004 – June 30 (Bloomberg) — Londoners donned walking shoes, climbed on little-used bicycles or squeezed onto buses to get to work as a 24-hour strike shut down most of the capital’s underground rail network. The strike by 7500 members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime & Transport …
From London Tube Strike Forces Commuters to Walk, Cycle or Ride Bus – Related web pages quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000085&sid … |
| 07/2004 |
Jul 8, 2004 – A new round of talks aimed at averting another crippling strike on the London Underground have ended today without agreement, … Mr Law said the union had again asked for a trial of a four-day working week on the East London line of the Tube to be introduced without cost, …
From More Tube strikes loom as talks break down – Related web pages www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk … |
| 08/2004 |
Aug 11, 2004 – The threat of strike action will hover over London Underground (LU) employers at pay negotiations tomorrow with the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT). The union has already carried out one day of strike action, during which over half the Tube services in London did not run. …
From Tube strike could follow pay talks – Related web pages www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/topstories … |
| 09/2004 |
Sep 30, 2004 – Brian Munro, secretary of the London Regional Council of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union, was dismissed over allegations of intimidation on a picket line during a Tube strike in June. Bob Crow, the union’s general secretary, said: “It is quite clear that London Underground had …
From Tube strike off as sacked driver gets back job – Related web pages www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1473015/Tube-strike … |
| 11/2004 |
Nov 15, 2004 – Tube drivers at a north London depot are planning two 24-hour strikes on the London Underground (LU) over a long-running row with a manager. About 150 members of the drivers’ union Aslef on the Jubilee Line will walk out on 3 December and Christmas Eve. …
From Commuters face Tube strike threat – Related web pages news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london … |
| 12/2004 |
Dec 24, 2004 – A Tube strike planned by signal workers on New Year’s Eve has been called off following a deal over pay and hours. Members of the Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union voted on Thursday to back industrial action. But on Friday, union leaders reached an agreement with London …
From New Year Tube strike called off – Related web pages news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london … |
| 03/2005 |
Mar 21, 2005 – Drivers on the London Underground (LU) are threatening to strike in protest at attacks by vandals on Tube trains. The drivers’ union, Aslef, said trains on the eastern end of the District Line were being pelted with missiles including bricks and stones. …
From Tube strike threat over vandalism – Related web pages news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london … |
| 05/2005 |
May 19, 2005 – A planned Tube drivers’ strike, in protest at violence by gangs of youths, has been suspended following talks. … An Aslef spokesman said the action has been suspended for a week and said it will assess London Underground’s (LU) efforts to improve security. …
From Tube violence strike is suspended – Related web pages news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london … |
| 06/2005 |
Jun 16, 2005 – London Underground (LU) workers are threatening to strike in a row over canteen and toilet facilities. Some drivers have refused to book on at the Earl’s Court depot since January in protest at the poor facilities. The Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said it would ballot its …
From Tube strike threat over toilets – Related web pages news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london … |
| 07/2005 |
Jul 26, 2005 – London Underground (LU) drivers are threatening to strike if their concerns over safety and security in the wake of the London bombings are not addressed. The Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said it will consider balloting members if talks with LU bosses on Wednesday fail to …
From Tube strike threat over security – Related web pages news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4718411.stm |
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Jul 27, 2005 – LONDON (Reuters) – London underground staff will consider strike action if talks fail on tightening security on the capital’s rail network following this month’s bombings, a union leader said on Tuesday. The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said it would ballot its 11000 …
From London Tube staff may strike over security – union – Related web pages thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/7/27 … |
| 10/2005 |
Oct 11, 2005 – Strike misery could soon return to the London Underground after the RMT union announced it was balloting staff for strike action over jobs, subcontracting and pensions. The union will “strongly recommend” 1800 employees at Metronet, the company which maintains the Tube network, …
From RMT to ballot members on potential Tube strike – Related web pages www.personneltoday.com/articles/2005/11/10 … |
| 11/2005 |
Nov 10, 2005 – LONDON (AFX) – The Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers union (RMT) said it plans to ballot London Tube workers for strike action over jobs, subcontracting and pensions issues at infrastructure company Metronet. The union said in a statement it will ballot 1800 of its members who work …
From UK union to ballot London Tube workers on strike action – Related web pages www.forbes.com/business/feeds/afx/2005/11/10 … |
| 12/2005 |
Dec 24, 2005 – LONDON: Last minute talks between London Underground and the RMT union over a planned New Year’s Eve tube strike broke up on Friday without agreement. RMT plans a 24-hour stoppage on December 31 and another on January 8/9 following a staffing dispute. The strike could cause travel …
From London tube strike planned – Related web pages english.people.com.cn/200512/24 … |
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Dec 31, 2005 – NEW Year’s Eve transport chaos appeared inevitable in London today after warring parties in the Tube dispute failed to reach agreement. The best hope for revellers appeared to be the goodwill of Tube workers, many of whom have indicated to London Underground that they would defy the …
From London Tube strike deadlock leaves revellers facing chaos – Related web pages news.scotsman.com/topstories/London-Tube … |
| 01/2006 |
Jan 2, 2006 – By Robert Verkaik. Strikes by Tube and rail workers failed to dampen the spirits of half a million people who took part in London’s New Year’s Eve celebrations or cheered yesterday’s New Year’s Day parade. An estimated 200000 revellers gathered in central London to usher in 2006 …
From London celebrates despite Tube strike – Related web pages www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/london … |
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Jan 9, 2006 – LONDON, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) — Some London tube staff have started a 24-hour strike on Sunday evening, threatening rush hour chaos for millions of commuters in the British capital. About 4000 London Underground (LU) station staff were set to join the strike, which will last until 18:30 GMT …
From New Tube strike begins in London – Related web pages news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-01/09 … |
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Jan 13, 2006 – The rail union Aslef is to ballot more than 2000 London Underground members to see if they want to cause more misery and discomfort to London passengers again next month by walking out on their jobs. The union plan on coordinating with the RMT who have already staged two strikes over …
From Another London Tube Strike Possible – Related web pages www.blimey.com/story.php?id=263 |
| 02/2006 |
Feb 14, 2006 – Aslef, which represents about 70% of Tube drivers, says it will recommend the 21 February strike is suspended, after talks with London Underground. It said progress was made on several issues in the industrial relations row, but not enough to end it altogether. …
From Tube strike in doubt after talks – Related web pages news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london … |
| 04/2006 |
Apr 10, 2006 – TUBE commuters face another summer of strikes after the unions turned down a five-year pay deal. London Underground offered the deal, which included cash bonuses of up to [pounds sterling]500 a year, provided passenger “satisfaction” targets were met. Pay would increase by three per …
From Summer of Tube strikes loom as unions reject deal. – Related web pages www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-144331850.html?refid … |
| 08/2006 |
Aug 15, 2006 – Millions of commuters could face a late summer of travel chaos as Tube workers threaten to strike over a spate of ongoing disputes. … The RMT union has warned it plans to ballot 6500 workers over industrial action unless an “acceptable” pay offer is tabled by London Underground. …
From Commuters face Tube strike threat – Related web pages news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london … |
| 09/2006 |
Sep 1, 2006 – Some London tube staff have started a 24-hour strike last evening, threatening rush hour chaos for millions of commuters in the British capital. About 4000 London Underground (LU) station staff were set to join the strike, which will last until 18:30 GMT Monday, but it was reported …
From New Tube strike begins in London – Related web pages english.eastday.com/eastday/englishedition … |
| 01/2007 |
Jan 18, 2007 – Thousands of London Underground workers are to vote on strike action in a row over pay, threatening travel chaos for millions of commuters and other Tube users next month, it was announced today. The Rail Maritime & Transport union (RMT) said it would ballot 6500 workers, …
From Tube workers to vote on strike – Related web pages www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2007/jan/18 … |
| 02/2007 |
Feb 28, 2007 – The threat of a strike by London Underground (LU) workers has ended after a breakthrough in a long running dispute over pay. The Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said LU was trying to link pay with productivity, including later running trains at the weekend. …
From ‘Landmark’ deal stops Tube strike – Related web pages news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6405509.stm |
| 03/2007 |
Mar 9, 2007 – Tim O’Toole, London Underground managing director, said the RMT had been given all the assurances it had demanded. It was “ridiculous to inflict this pain on London“, he said. Tube services should continue tonight but the worst effects of the strike will be felt in the morning. …
From Tube strikes to bring travel chaos to millions – Related web pages www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23410830 … |
| 06/2007 |
Jun 18, 2007 – The RMT says 11000 of its members are to vote on whether to launch a series of strikes during the summer. A Transport for London spokesperson said TfL had not been notified of any proposed ballot of its staff. The spokesman said: “Any ballot for strike action is obviously premature as …
From Tube strike ballot over pensions – Related web pages news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london … |
| 07/2007 |
Jul 19, 2007 – By Brian Lysaght. July 19 (Bloomberg) — The UK’s Rail, Maritime and Transport union said members will begin a 24-hour strike at 10 pm local time on the London Underground’s Bakerloo Line in a dispute over staffing levels at stations. Some 150 train drivers and station workers …
From London Tube Workers to Begin Bakerloo Line Strike Late Today – Related web pages www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601102&sid … |
| 09/2007 |
Sep 3, 2007 – By Robert Barr, AP Writer. LONDON — Hundreds of thousands of commuters struggled to get to work Tuesday by bus, bike, cab and on foot as a subway workers’ strike stretched into a second day, disabling three-quarters of the sprawling Underground. The planned three-day strike by 2300 …
From London Tube strike causes commuter chaos – Related web pages www.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-09-03 … |
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Sep 4, 2007 – This could only mean one thing – a Tube strike. True to their word, the businessmen who were overheard the day before talking about the strike and saying “I won’t be in London this week” were nowhere to be seen. It is no wonder that analysts have predicted businesses will lose up to …
From Commuters grin and bear Tube strike – Related web pages news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6977546.stm |
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Sep 6, 2007 – By Sally Peck and Sophie Borland. The Tube strike that brought London to a standstill has been called off, but passengers have been warned it will be several hours before services return to normal. The Bakerloo and Victoria Lines have been restored with minor delays, and the Central …
From London Tube strike ends but delays to continue – Related web pages www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1562257/London … |
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Sep 7, 2007 – Last Monday’s strike brought two-thirds of the Tube network to a standstill and led to severe delays for commuters across London. The union said the strike was suspended pending on-going negotiations with Metronet and its administrator. Monday’s action was called off on Tuesday night …
From Threatened Tube strike called off – Related web pages news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london … |
| 12/2007 |
Dec 4, 2007 – London commuters will have to prepare themselves for three days of transport difficulties after the announcement of a strike by maintenance workers on the underground network. The Rail & Maritime Union (RMT) said today that more than 2000 engineers will go on strike from 18:00 BST this …
From London set for three-day tube strike – Related web pages www.clickajob.co.uk/news/london-set-for-three … |
| 03/2008 |
Mar 28, 2008 – London tube passengers face three days of disruption next month after two transport unions announced a walk-out of members on the underground. The dispute over safety issues involves the RMT and TSSA unions whose members will strike from 6.30pm on Sunday 6 April to 6.30pm on Wednesday …
From Three-day London tube strike looms – Related web pages www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/mar/28/tube.strike … |
| 04/2008 |
Apr 19, 2008 – Transport union leader Bob Crow has said he will recommend that a planned Tube strike across London should be called off. The Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union announced on Friday a 48-hour strike to take place from 28 April. It said Transport for London (TfL) had not provided …
From Tube strike set to be called off – Related web pages news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7356004.stm |
| 05/2008 |
May 23, 2008 – Hundreds of cleaners working on the London Underground could strike in a row over pay. About 700 members of the Rail and Maritime Transport (RMT) union employed by four private Tube contractors will be balloted on industrial action. The RMT said hourly rates of just more than £5.50 …
From Strike threat from tube cleaners – Related web pages news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7416919.stm |
| 06/2008 |
Jun 26, 2008 – About 700 cleaners who work on the Tube have walked out in the first of a series of strikes to demand higher pay and better working conditions. The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union members want a London “living wage” of £7.20 an hour instead of the current £5.50. …
From Tube cleaners strike in pay row – Related web pages news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london … |
| 07/2008 |
Jul 2, 2008 – A 48-hour strike is under way by cleaners on the London Underground in a row over pay and conditions. More than 700 cleaners employed by four … will be working with Metronet and its sub-contractors to ensure that they pay their employees who work on the Tube the London living wage. …
From Tube cleaners’ strike under way – Related web pages news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7484752.stm |
| 08/2008 |
Aug 19, 2008 – A 72-hour London tube strike that had been due to start at noon tomorrow has been called off, union officials said today. The announcement came after a day of crisis talks between the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) and the underground maintenance company Tube Lines produced …
From London tube strike called off after pay deal agreed – Related web pages www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/aug/19/transport … |
| 11/2008 |
Nov 16, 2008 – Transport for London (TfL) said the strike would not affect services and it expected the network to run as normal. But the union said the strikes have the potential to close large sections of the Tube network. RMT general secretary Bob Crow said: “Shift testers at EDF Energy Powerlink …
From Tube electricians to go on strike – Related web pages news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london … |
| 12/2008 |
Dec 7, 2008 – Workers responsible for fault-finding and maintaining the electrical supply to the London Underground will begin their second 36-hour strike … and highly skilled staff who do a crucial job in keeping London’s Tube network moving.” The workers staged their first strike last month.
From Tube workers to stage second strike – Related web pages www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/tube … |
| 02/2009 |
Feb 6, 2009 – Millions of London commuters are facing further travel misery this morning, even though the RMT union last night suspended its strike which brought the bulk of London’s tube network to a halt. After more than eight hours of talks yesterday between the RMT and Transport for London, …
From Tube strike halted but commuters face further rush hour misery – Related web pages www.guardian.co.uk/transport/Story/0,,2162698 … |
| 03/2009 |
Mar 23, 2009 – About 10000 London Underground workers will vote over strike action in a pay and job cuts dispute, the Rail Maritime and Transport union (RMT) has said. … The expected job losses come after Tube maintenance work was brought in-house following the collapse of Metronet. …
From Tube strike ballot over job cuts – Related web pages news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7958612.stm |
| 04/2009 |
Apr 22, 2009 – Thousands of London commuters faced travel chaos today when a major tube line was suspended because of a 24-hour strike by workers. Members of the Rail Maritime and Transport Workers’ (RMT) union based on the Victoria line walked out at 9pm last night over a dispute about the safety of …
From Tube strike forces Victoria line closure – Related web pages www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2009/apr/22/tube … |
what a fucking joke.
Comment by k
9.06.2009 @ 21:07 pm
Here! Here! What a fucking joke is right. Love the icing on the cake tonight due to two staff members being fired that they wanted reinstated; I’m sorry, I didn’t know it was right to demand total twats being reinstated for doing a really crap job. But hell, while you are grinding the city to a halt why not just add insult to injury! Absolutely pathetic!
Comment by Charlotte
10.06.2009 @ 05:53 am
Hmmm, point made, Jen. Case closed.