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3 March 2021
Under attack and fighting back
After being told they are key workers, bus workers are increasingly having to strike back against the bosses' attacks.
3 March 2021
Manchester indefinite bus strike against 'fire and rehire'
Socialist Party members supported the hundreds of bus drivers in Manchester who are on strike over proposed changes by private company Go North West
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
3 March 2021
Victory for Judith, defend Moe
Socialist Party member Moe Muhsin Manir, a Unite bus driver rep, is in a disciplinary on a gross misconduct charge at the Abellio Walworth garage in South London.
2 March 2021
Reinstate victimised bus driver Declan Clune
Declan was sacked on spurious grounds of "bringing the company into disrepute"
26 February 2021
Getting the Socialist out in lockdown
Our branch has around 20 - 30 regular paper sales in normal times. Five of the regulars are within walking distance for me, and have their papers hand delivered each week. A core of regulars are contacted
24 February 2021
London bus dispute against low pay, pay cuts and longer hours
Socialist Party members supported bus drivers' picket lines across London on 22 February. The drivers are fighting back against low pay, pay cuts, and longer hours being imposed by their employer
17 February 2021
Online workers' rally: Taking fight to the bosses
The National Shop Stewards Network held its 5th meeting during the pandemic
17 February 2021
Manchester Go North West bus drivers in all-out strike over fire and rehire dispute
Bus drivers employed by Go North West in Manchester will begin an all-out continuous strike from 28 February. The company is trying to fire and rehire its workers on vastly inferior contracts.
17 February 2021
London bus drivers set to strike over pay and conditions
Some London bus drivers are also set to walk out over pay and conditions. Members of Unite based in several parts of the city will walk out from 22 February.
27 January 2021
TV review: The Hidden Story of Disabled Britain
Cerrie Burnell and her team have produced a landmark documentary on the subject of disability.
20 January 2021
May elections: Tories and Labour's Khan both vying to slash public services
Transport investment has been on the basis of vanity projects and expensive outsourcing
16 December 2020
Unite launch ballot over sacked London bus rep
Unite the union is running a consultative ballot on 16-17 December to launch the campaign to get Judith Katera reinstated
9 December 2020
Reinstate sacked Unite London bus rep Judith Katera
Judith, a longstanding Unite union rep and activist in Battersea bus garage in south London, has been dismissed by employer Abellio
18 November 2020
Tories student 'evacuation' plan won't work
The government plans to allow students in England to travel for Christmas
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.
4 November 2020
Optare strikers escalate their action
At a meeting held on the picket line on 30 October, workers at bus manufacturer Optare in Sherburn in Elmet, Leeds voted to escalate their ongoing strike action in their long-running pay dispute from two days a week, to four days a week, starting from 16 November.
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
Optare workers strike over pay broken 'promise'
Unite members at bus manufacturer Optare, in Sherburn in Elmet, on the outskirts of Leeds, took the first strike in a series of discontinuous 48-hour strikes starting on 15 October, alongside a continuous overtime ban.
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Bus workers under attack and fighting back
Manchester indefinite bus strike against 'fire and rehire'
HMRC: Pay deal agreed but at what cost?
Sparks force bosses back but fight continues to stamp out deskilling
Reinstate victimised bus driver Declan Clune
IT workers walkout against 'fire and rehire'
Why we need socialists in London city hall
Stop domestic abuse service closures in Brighton
Swansea BLM protest against racist police brutality
Union fight to save musicians' livelihoods
Labour surrenders to Tories in Devon
Determined to smash the fighting fund target to fuel election challenge in May
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