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Sheila Cohen has written an immensely readable and well-researched book on the history of the British Ford Motor Company, seen through the eyes of leading shop-floor and union officials and stewards, mainly from the PTA assembly plant. The book encompasses the history of Ford Dagenham from 1931 until the last vehicle rolled off the line...

London Underground bosses are reneging on promises to protect workers’ salaries and their location of work—part of a deal struck to call off Tube strikes in May.

Strikes at Glasgow’s largest bus operator First Group over pay took a step closer after workers rejected paltry pay offers from bosses.

Support has flooded in for freedom ride protesters in Barnsley after police arrested two protesters on Monday of this week.

Some 200 lorry drivers based at Haydock, St Helens, struck for two hours on Friday of last week over pension changes.

Northern Rail Transport Police turned to violence to try and break protests by pensioners and disabled people in South Yorkshire this week.

Workers in the RMT union at Heathrow Express struck for two days last week against bosses’ multi-million pound package of cuts. It led to the closure of the prestigious Terminal Five transport hub.

A group of workers at British Airways (BA) has voted by 95 percent for strikes over pay in a consultative ballot. The Unite union members work in the “mixed fleet”. 

Transport workers in Glasgow are balloting for strikes which could see serious disruption ahead of the Commonwealth Games next month.

More than 1,000 workers at Transport for London (TfL) struck for 24 hours on Friday of last week over attacks on pay and pensions.

Over 100 Freedom Riders from all over South Yorkshire travelled by train to Meadowhall in Sheffield on Monday of this week.

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