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30 June 2021
Post-pandemic railway battles loom
Britain's railway network has been hit particularly hard by the pandemic. Passenger numbers plunged by 80% as a result of the first lockdown and have only recently reached 40% of pre-pandemic levels.
30 June 2021
Senior conductors on East Midlands Railway are striking every Sunday until at least 15 August as part of a long-running dispute over contracts and Sunday working arrangements.
26 May 2021
Great British Railways shake-up offers no end to profiteering
Nationalise the whole railway system!
26 May 2021
RMT: Support Alan Pottage for assistant general secretary
Socialist Party members in the RMT are supporting Alan Pottage in the assistant general secretary election, called to replace Mick Lynch, who has been elected as general secretary.
12 May 2021
RMT: Militant industrial and political strategy must be fought for
RMT general secretary election: The election of Mick Lynch as general secretary of the RMT transport union comes at a crucial time for our union.
14 April 2021
Rally for sacked RMT rep Declan
Southampton's lockdown easing on 12 April was met with a loud and vibrant protest in solidarity with sacked RMT bus safety rep Declan Clune
31 March 2021
Trade union fighters rally to support victimised workers
The RMT, National Shop Stewards Network and Southampton Trades Council came together to hold a very successful Zoom rally in defence of victimised trade unionists, RMT reps Declan Clune and Gary Carney, Unite bus shop steward Moe Muhsin Manir and National Education Union rep Kirstie Paton
10 March 2021
Stop union busting on the buses: Reinstate Declan Clune and Moe Muhsin Manir
In the space of a couple of weeks, two bus driver union reps have been sacked - Declan Clune, RMT, at Bluestar in Hampshire (see below) and Moe Muhsin Manir, Unite, at Abellio in South London.
3 March 2021
Why we need socialists in London city hall
London was put into 'major incident' status on 8 January, with Covid-19 infection rates and hospital admissions soaring
2 March 2021
Reinstate victimised bus driver Declan Clune
Declan was sacked on spurious grounds of "bringing the company into disrepute"
17 February 2021
Online workers' rally: Taking fight to the bosses
The National Shop Stewards Network held its 5th meeting during the pandemic
10 February 2021
Preparing to build a working-class force for May's local elections
Over 550 attended the online conference of the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) on 7 February in preparation for the local elections in May
3 February 2021
Vote Steve Hedley for RMT general secretary
"I pledge that, when elected, to continue to put jobs, pay, conditions, safety and work-life balance at the forefront of our campaigns
British Gas engineers on strike in Liverpool, photo by Neill Dunne
27 January 2021
The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) is 'up and running' for the May 2021 elections
The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) is 'up and running' for the May 2021 elections
9 December 2020
RMT gen sec election - vote for Steve Hedley
The upcoming general secretary election is an opportunity for RMT transport union members to change the direction of our trade union.
11 November 2020
RMT union AGM votes to defend union democracy
This year's RMT transport union's annual general meeting (AGM) was like no other I have ever attended.
4 November 2020
Transport for London given funding stop gap
The mayor of London and the Department for Transport (DfT) have come to an agreement on a six-month funding deal for Transport for London (TfL), that will keep public transport running in London until April 2021.
28 October 2020
Mayor and government compete to attack London transport: fight for no cuts!
At the time of writing, Transport for London (TfL) workers - and London passengers and car users - are caught in a war of words between London's Labour mayor and the Tory central government.
21 October 2020
RMT: Programme to fight redundancies and cuts
The RMT transport union's national executive committee (NEC) has agreed a policy on fighting redundancies, pay cuts and attacks on conditions during the Covid-19 pandemic.
14 October 2020
Unite votes to cut affiliation fee to Labour
An important step following the defeat of Corbynism in Labour - It should also be the starting point of a broader debate
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