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Transport round up: Rail workers strike for pay and safety
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Workers on East Midlands Trains walked out last Saturday as part of their ongoing battle against bosses’ attacks on pay and terms and conditions.
Great Western Railway cleaners walk out over changes to shifts
Cleaners on the Hitachi/Great Western Railway contract staged a solid 48-hour strike
Conductors to down tools
Strikes are set to hit East Midlands Trains (EMT) as senior conductors threaten walkouts.
Questions raised about safety of rail system after two workers die on tracks
Two rail workers died on Wednesday after being struck by a Great Western Railway train on tracks near Port Talbot in south Wales.
Transport round-up—New strikes in airport fight
Disputes are continuing to hit Aberdeen and Glasgow airports, both owned by AGS Airports Limited.
Transport round up: Drivers walk out in a row over split shifts
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School drivers and assistants for disabled children in Hackney, east London, struck on Tuesday of this week.
Reports round-up - Sainsbury’s depot strike plan
18 June 2019Almost 400 workers at the Sainsbury’s distribution depot in Waltham Point, north London, are set to strike for 24 hours from 6am on Thursday 27 June.
Transport round-up—Stagecoach bus strike plan
21 May 2019Stagecoach bus drivers in Preston and Chorley are preparing to strike again.
Reports round-up—Bin the Anglesey outsource pay gap
09 April 2019Bin the Anglesey outsource pay gap
Overground strikes unite
02 April 2019Two groups of workers were set to strike on the London Overground this week.
Reports round up: Bin workers should refuse to take any rubbish from council
05 March 2019Bin workers should refuse to take any rubbish from anti-union Labour council
Reports round up: London Overground workers take on bosses
19 February 2019A breakthrough at South Western rail?
Determined strikes win gains at Northern rail
12 February 2019Striking train guards were celebrating last week after bosses caved in to their demands about safety
Reports round-up - Northern train guards strike for 45th time
22 January 2019RMT transport union members on Northern rail staged a 24-hour walkout
Strike at Northern Rail as Tories give bung to train giant
08 January 2019Guards working for Northern rail struck against the implementation of driver only operation (DOO) trains for the 43rd time on Saturday.
Protests across Britain as rail fares rise once more
02 January 2019Campaigners, union members and rail passengers staged a national day of action against fare rises on Wednesday.
Reports round up: Protests tell Tories—stop and scrap Universal Credit
04 December 2018Protests tell Tories—stop and scrap Universal Credit
Northern and South Western rail workers keep up the fight for safety on the tracks
20 November 2018Northern and South Western rail workers keep up the fight for safety on the tracks
Day 35 of Northern strikes
13 November 2018Reports round-up—Shutdown on Central Line
13 November 2018Tube drivers shut down the Central Line on Wednesday of last week as they walked out in a dispute about fair treatment at work.
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