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About 40 campaigners lobbied Barnsley Council on Thursday of last week demanding that free travel for older people be reinstated.

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Over 200 people marched through the centre of Barnsley last Saturday against the withdrawal of free travel for disabled and older people. The four South Yorkshire Labour-run councils’ decision has sparked outrage and weeks of Freedom Ride protests, where hundreds of people travel on trains and refuse to pay.

Up to 150 people joined an angry protest at Barnsley rail station on Monday of this week to demand free train travel for older people.

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

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Trade union support is increasing for the South Yorkshire Freedom Ride campaigners.

Workers based at Transport for London (TfL) headquarters and Travel Information Centres were set to strike to defend their pensions on Friday of this week. The strike was due to begin at 6am and last for 24 hours. 

A noisy mass of people gathered in Barnsley train station on Monday of this week for their fifth “Freedom Ride”.

London Underground (LU) workers in the RMT union struck solidly for 48 hours from Monday of this week to defend jobs, ticket offices and safety.

London Underground workers plan five days of strikes over cuts to jobs, ticket offices and safety.

Over 100 Freedom Ride protesters continued their protests on Tuesday of this week against the axing of free train travel for older and disabled people.