ASLEF general secretary Mick Whelan predicted fewer train driver strikes as he joined MPs outside Parliament ahead of the second reading of Labour’s railway nationalisation Bill today. The head of the train drivers’ union hoped that fewer “snouts in the trough” — profiteering rail franchise bosses — will see ticket fares go down alongside …
Read More »Trades Union Congress “Solidarity” rally a smokescreen for the RMT’s sabotage of London Underground strike
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) “Solidarity” march and rally in London Wednesday took place immediately following the pulling of a strike by over 3,000 London Underground (LU) workers by Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union leader Mick Lynch. The first of day of two 24-hour stoppages against the elimination of …
Read More »Rail strikes resume as government proceeds with mass closure of ticketing offices
Around 20,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union are taking further strike action at 14 train operating companies (TOCs) on July 20, 22 and 29 against a pay freeze and brutal restructuring in the longest running dispute among the past year’s wave of strikes. Rail workers voted …
Read More »London Train Strikes February 2023: London train strikes: Which lines will be disrupted in February 2023 and when? See details
Trade unions across industries staged walkouts in disputes over pay and working conditions amid the cost of living crisis. Therefore, the strikes that started in 2022 continued into 2023. These employee walkouts have impacted a range of services across London such as the rail services, royal mail deliveries, NHS, ambulance …
Read More »170,000 UK rail, post and port workers strike in largest mobilisation this year
Saturday’s day of action, billed by unions as a “megastrike”, brought the UK’s rail, postal system and much of the nation’s container traffic to a halt. Train drivers picket line at London’s Euston station, October 1, 2022 [Photo: WSWS] The strikes were held alongside demonstrations organised by Enough is Enough …
Read More »Hundreds gather in support of rail and postal workers’ strike action
H undreds of people braved the rain in Edinburgh on Saturday morning to show their support for rail and postal workers taking strike action. Aslef and the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) voted “resoundingly” to take industrial action against the companies they say have failed to give workers a …
Read More »Starmer urged to visit picket line as Labour members back striking workers
C alls to support striking workers received a standing ovation from Labour members, as a bacon butty was offered to tempt Sir Keir Starmer to visit a picket line. Dave Ward, general secretary of the Communication Workers Union, moved a motion aimed at committing the next Labour government to bringing …
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