Railways Follow

French president Emmanuel Macron has picked a fight with the historic stronghold of the French working class—the railway workers. Charlie Kimber argues that unions must fight now

Rail privatisation was once more exposed as a scam this week. Billionaire Richard Branson quit the East Coast rail franchise—and left us to pick up the bill.

Workers on six train lines are continuing the fight for safe and accessible train travel.

Workers on five rail networks have taken action in separate disputes,

RMT union members are due to strike on Arriva Cross Country, Merseyrail, Virgin West Coast, Greater Anglia and South Western Railway

Bus workers in the north west of England are escalating their fight after bosses made a “final offer” of just 1p an hour more than the previous offer.

Bus and rail workers in the north west of England were set for a coordinated strike this Wednesday.

Transport workers in the North West of England were set to stage a 24 hour coordinated strike on Wednesday of next week.

Guards in the RMT union struck together on four rail networks on Tuesday. Also: Tube stoppage could shut down London | Bus walkouts in Manchester and south west | Train cleaners won’t be treated like dirt

Workers on Southern, Northern and Merseyrail trains have struck in coordinated action against plans to remove guards from trains.

Rail union RMT announced a series of strikes in its ongoing campaign against the bosses’ push to extend driver only operation (DOO) and get rid of guards. This is a plan driven by the Tory government.

Commuters in Britain spend six times as much on rail fares as passengers in the rest of Europe.