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The NSSN in Brighton lobbying the TUC, 8.9.19. A report will be posted soon. photo by Mary Finch

31 May 2019

The NSSN in Brighton lobbying the TUC, 8.9.19. A report will be posted soon. photo by Mary Finch

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29 May 2019

Wales train fleet workers to strike against transfer to private company

RMT transport union members in train fleet maintenance in Wales are planning to strike against a threat to their job security, pensions, pay and terms and conditions

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22 May 2019

Woolwich ferry workers begin ten days of strike action

Unite the Union members employed by Briggs Marine - which has the contract to run the Woolwich Ferry on behalf of Transport for London (TfL) - have begun ten days of strike action.

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22 May 2019

Fantastic RMT London Underground victory

The RMT transport union has scored a fantastic victory in the fight against cuts on London Underground. Members of the Fleet maintenance branch recorded a marvellous ballot result that easily met the new anti-union thresholds and announced strike action over three days from 17-19 May.

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22 May 2019

Labour's nationalisation plan: What policies are needed to avert climate catastrophe?

Jeremy Corbyn has announced a 'Green Industrial Revolution.' The plans include nationalising the gas and electricity supply - taking the National Grid into public ownership.

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8 May 2019

Them & Us

It's one world for the bosses, and another for the rest of us. Fat cat pay; rail deregulation.

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1 May 2019

Scandinavian Airlines walkout disrupts Nordic air travel

Hundreds of flights in Norway, Sweden and Denmark have been cancelled as 1,400 pilots for Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) began strike action on 26 April.

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17 April 2019

Arriva Rail North cleaners fight bosses' punitive pay arrears

Cleaning staff on Arriva Rail North have been told by their employer, outsourcer ISS, that they will be forced to work eleven days with pay owed in arrears. Members of transport union RMT protested outside Manchester Victoria station on 10 April.

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10 April 2019

South Yorkshire Freedom Riders - still battling on

South Yorkshire Freedom Riders held rallies on 1 April marking five years of our struggle for the full restoration of travel pass rights

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6 March 2019

Boot out failing Grayling and the other Tory wreckers

What does it take before one of the most incompetent government ministers in modern times is sacked? I am of course talking about transport minister Chris Grayling.

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13 February 2019

Workplace and union news in brief

Glasgow strike victory; Bradford bus victory; union action in Hackney; oil tanker strike; Irish nurses strike; home care doorstepping; Woolwich ferry walkout

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13 February 2019

Heroic RMT guards beat back Northern rail in fight against dangerous driver-only operation

47 days of determined industrial action have won a significant breakthrough

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30 January 2019

Trade unions protect rail workers' picket line in Hull

More than 150 trade unionists and activists rallied to Hull and District trade union council's call to defend the transport union RMT's picket line on 26 January.

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30 January 2019

Fresh inquest into killer air pollution: nationalise energy and public transport!

The family of nine-year-old Ella Roberta have been allowed to apply for a new inquest into the wrongful death of their daughter.

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16 January 2019

Unions must fight and demand nationalisation to save thousands of car industry jobs

Bridgend Ford bosses have said over 1,000 workers will lose their jobs over the next two years, with 370 to go this spring

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9 January 2019

Grayling's attacks on rail workers wages 'un-fare'

The government continues to claim that Britain's economy is doing great and that everyone's wages are sky high.