Fed trims US GDP growth outlook    EIB supports French defence SMEs with €300m loan    Waste management reform expands with private sector involvement: Environment Minister    Mideast infrastructure hit by advanced, 2-year cyber-espionage attack: Fortinet    SCZONE signs $18m agreement with Turkish Ulusoy to establish yarn factory in West Qantara    Egypt PM warns of higher oil prices from regional war after 1st Crisis Committee meeting    US firm VXI to create 4,000 jobs in Egypt in $135m expansion    Egypt's Foreign Minister discusses Mideast de-escalation with China FM, EU Parliament President    Egypt's PM urges halt to Israeli military operations    Egypt's FM holds talks with Arab counterparts over Iran-Israel escalation    UN Palestine peace conference suspended amid regional escalation    Egypt advances integrated waste management city in 10th of Ramadan with World Bank support    Egypt, Japan's JICA plan school expansion – Cabinet    Egypt's EDA, AstraZeneca discuss local manufacturing    Egypt issues nearly 20 million digital treatment approvals as health insurance digitalisation accelerates    EGP opens flat against USD on Monday    Sisi launches new support initiative for families of war, terrorism victims    Egypt nuclear authority: No radiation rise amid regional unrest    Grand Egyptian Museum opening delayed to Q4    Egypt delays Grand Museum opening to Q4 amid regional tensions    Egypt expands e-ticketing to 110 heritage sites, adds self-service kiosks at Saqqara    Egypt's EDA joins high-level Africa-Europe medicines regulatory talks    Egypt's Irrigation Minister urges scientific cooperation to tackle water scarcity    Egypt, Serbia explore cultural cooperation in heritage, tourism    Egypt discovers three New Kingdom tombs in Luxor's Dra' Abu El-Naga    Egypt launches "Memory of the City" app to document urban history    Palm Hills Squash Open debuts with 48 international stars, $250,000 prize pool    Egypt's Democratic Generation Party Evaluates 84 Candidates Ahead of Parliamentary Vote    On Sport to broadcast Pan Arab Golf Championship for Juniors and Ladies in Egypt    Golf Festival in Cairo to mark Arab Golf Federation's 50th anniversary    Germany among EU's priciest labour markets – official data    Cabinet approves establishment of national medical tourism council to boost healthcare sector    Egypt's PM follows up on Julius Nyerere dam project in Tanzania    Egypt's FM inspects Julius Nyerere Dam project in Tanzania    Paris Olympic gold '24 medals hit record value    A minute of silence for Egyptian sports    Russia says it's in sync with US, China, Pakistan on Taliban    It's a bit frustrating to draw at home: Real Madrid keeper after Villarreal game    Shoukry reviews with Guterres Egypt's efforts to achieve SDGs, promote human rights    Sudan says countries must cooperate on vaccines    Johnson & Johnson: Second shot boosts antibodies and protection against COVID-19    Egypt to tax bloggers, YouTubers    Egypt's FM asserts importance of stability in Libya, holding elections as scheduled    We mustn't lose touch: Muller after Bayern win in Bundesliga    Egypt records 36 new deaths from Covid-19, highest since mid June    Egypt sells $3 bln US-dollar dominated eurobonds    Gamal Hanafy's ceramic exhibition at Gezira Arts Centre is a must go    Italian Institute Director Davide Scalmani presents activities of the Cairo Institute for ITALIANA.IT platform    







Thank you for reporting!
This image will be automatically disabled when it gets reported by several people.



UK train drivers promise to strike during Olympics: Trade Union
Around 450 train drivers plan to walk out between 6-8 August in a dispute over pension contributions
Reuters Published in Ahram Online on 19 - 07 - 2012

Hundreds of train drivers in central England will go on strike for three days during the Olympic Games, their trade union said on Thursday, a move that could disrupt journeys to London from elsewhere in Britain during the historic event.
It was the second Olympics strike threat in as many days after border officials voted on Wednesday to walk out, raising the spectre of huge passport queues at Heathrow airport.
The Aslef rail union said around 450 of its members will walk out between Aug. 6-8 in a dispute over pension contributions. The Games run from 27 July to 12 August.
The strike - by East Midlands Trains drivers - could disrupt the journeys of thousands of passengers travelling from English cities like Sheffield, Nottingham and Derby to London for the Games.
East Midlands Trains also runs services to Leicester, about 25 miles (40 km) from the City of Coventry Stadium, which hosts the women's bronze medal soccer match the day after the strike is due to end.
East Midlands Trains called on the union to hold more talks to avoid the strike. If it did go ahead, it said it would do all it could to prevent disruption.
Transport will be one of the biggest tests for the Games' organisers. There are no car parking spaces at London venues and all spectators will be expected to walk, cycle or use public transport.
Britain's rail and road network often struggles to cope with demand during busy periods and some fear the Olympics will prove too great a burden.
Extra staff have been deployed at airports to cut queues and more than 100 miles of main roads in London will have special lanes reserved for athletes and officials.
Border officials were expected to announce details of their industrial action over pay and conditions later on Thursday after a turnout of only 20 percent in their strike ballot.
http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/48179.aspx

Clic here to read the story from its source.