Rail workers’ union RMT held a series of campaigning events on Monday of this week against the threat to jobs, fares and services from new franchises on the Northern and Trans-Pennine Express routes.
Cleaners in the RMT union at London’s Waterloo station struck for 24 hours, outsourced cleaners in the Unison union at Birkbeck University won better terms and conditions
Short reports on Yorkshire Freedom Rides campaign, protesting against deaths in custody, Bolton health anti-privatisation campaign and strikes by prison officers, refuse collectors and train conductors
A 48-hour strike by London Underground workers set for Tuesday of this week was suspended by RMT union leaders a little over 24 hours after it was announced.
Train conductors at Arriva Wales were set to strike for 24 hours from 12 noon on Friday of this week. It follows a 67 percent vote to strike by the RMT union members.