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Rail workers on South Western Railway ended a with a vow to battle Boris Johnson’s attacks on their right to strike

 The queen’s speech on Thursday confirmed that the Tories are going to attack the right to strike. It is a huge challenge that has to be confronted head-on by trade unionists, socialists and campaigners.

Privateering prime ­minister Boris Johnson was set to announce plans to attack workers’ rights in the queen’s speech this week.

“We’re not giving up” was the defiant message from train strikers entering their second week of walkouts on Monday.

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Hundreds of train guards began a huge programme of strikes against unsafe and unfair cost-cutting measures that jeopardise safety and their jobs.

Rail workers are gearing up for what could be one of the biggest battles against the train bosses and their Tory backers.

The Tories are expected to announce on Sunday that they will bring in new laws to outlaw some rail strikes.

Cleaners at HMRC tax offices in Liverpool and Bootle were set to strike on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.

Train guards at South Western Railway (SWR) are gifting 27 days of strikes to train bosses this Christmas.

McDonald’s fast food workers who are members of the Bakers Food and Allied Workers’ union (Bfawu) were set to strike at six sites across south London London next Tuesday.

Over 200 people joined the United Families and Friends march in central London last Saturday.