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RMT union members who maintain trains on the Jubilee and Northern lines in London held a rock solid 24-hour strike from 7pm on Sunday over pay.

There was a huge amount of trade union turnout to support Martin. There were banners from the national NUJ, South Yorkshire NUJ, London Fire Brigade Unison, CWU South Central No1, RMT European Passenger Services and Haringey trades council.

Train managers in the RMT union at Eurostar have overwhelmingly voted for action against the imposition of "self-dispatch" of services from Paris next month. This is a function currently undertaken by platform staff.

Members of the RMT transport union on London Underground have voted overwhelmingly for strikes against 800 job cuts at stations. The workers do vital jobs on platforms, ticket gates and ticket offices.

The result of the strike ballot of RMT union members over job cuts on London Underground was due on Thursday of this week.

The ballot of thousands of RMT and TSSA union members on London Underground against major job cuts is continuing.

Mick Cash, the senior assistant general secretary of the RMT union, told the Potters Bar inquest last week that the 2002 train crash was caused by the standards of contractors’ work slipping since privatisation.

Tube Line bosses have failed to get a judge to grant an injunction against a strike by RMT union members on London Underground. This means that the maintenance workers’ strike over jobs, pay and working conditions will go ahead for 48-hours from 7pm tonight.

‘The champagne corks will be popping in the City tonight as the bankers and speculators realise they have got away with the biggest financial heist in history.’ Bob Crow, leader of the RMT union, on the budget

The result of the ballot of RMT union members at the Tube Lines company on the London Underground was due as Socialist Worker went to press.

Guards in the RMT union on the East Coast mainline began balloting this week over cuts in earnings.

RMT union members at the Tube Lines company on London Underground began balloting for strike action over jobs last week.