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NHS pay rise delayed + workers’ action round-up
Health secretary Matt Hancock has outrageously announced that the promised pay rise for health workers has been “unfortunately delayed”.
Pay fight at Alstom sites + Glasgow guards + Doncaster bins victory + Driving examiners ballot + Heartless at Heartlands
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Over 20 strikers gathered outside the rail maintenance depot in Longsight, Manchester last Thursday evening.
Sheffield delivery workers strike +Optare+Glasgow train guards+Richie Venton settlement win+Alstom strike
Delivery workers in the IWGB union in Sheffield struck on Wednesday of last week to demand a living wage and an end to unfair sackings.
Scotrail+Justice for Ricky Reel+Delivery workers strike+Vote Paul Holmes+BT and Beis ballots
Guards on Scotrail are preparing for their first day of strikes over abuse of disciplinary procedures.
New strikes called at We Are With You + Scotrail action+ Brighton University + Heartlands hospital
Rehab charity workers at We Are With You—formerly Addaction—in Wigan and Leigh have announced another round of walkouts for equal pay.
Cash out—change at the top of the RMT union
The RMT union’s annual general meeting (AGM) saw the resignation of the general secretary after a rebuff by delegates.
Fighting Serco on the Caledonian Sleeper and over Birmingham jobs
12 October 2020Workers on the Caledonian Sleeper overnight train service staged a solid 48-hour strike from Sunday, to demand bosses take health and safety seriously.
Struggle on Serco’s Caledonian Sleeper + Heathrow strike vote + Bus drivers fight sign on scheme + Yodel pay
05 October 2020Railway workers began their first 48-hour strike for safe working conditions on the Caledonian Sleeper last Sunday.
Fightback can ground major attacks at Heathrow airport
23 June 2020Important disputes are on at Heathrow Airport Limited, Menzies, and Heathrow Express
Profit hungry firms want more money for failing transport system
18 June 2020The coronavirus crisis has underlined the utter failure of a privatised transport system. But the Tories are still shovelling billions to profit-hungry firms rather than renationalising the system.
Action needed over rail safety threats
09 June 2020Transport workers are gearing up for huge battles across the network, as the Tories try to fill buses and trains to reopen the economy.
Rail strike call over plan for ‘volunteers’
01 June 2020The government has revealed an outrageous plan to use volunteers on the rail network, and unions have responded with a threat of strikes.
Transport services increase, alight here for intensive care
18 May 2020The Tory drive to reopen the economy has forced droves of people into dangerous buses and trains.
Outsourcer Mitie uses crisis to take away Merseyrail pay award
21 April 2020The RMT union has blasted Merseyrail station cleaning and facilities’ contractor Mitie for using the cover of the Covid-19 crisis to withdraw a pay award.
‘It feels like we’re sleepwalking into the slaughterhouse’ - bus drivers speak out
17 April 2020Bus workers are speaking out about their 'fear and anger' as transport bosses move too slowly in protecting their safety.
Trade unionists in north London demand protection for bus drivers
16 April 2020Trade unionists gathered near Holloway bus garage in Islington, north London, on Thursday to demand protective clothing for all drivers.
RMT’s Steve Hedley suspended by the union
14 April 2020Some union members are opposing the move
‘Business as usual’ is killing workers
07 April 2020Ministers say that a “small minority of people” are putting our lives at risk. That’s true—they sit in the Tory cabinet, on the boards of corporations, and are at the top of society.
No hand sanitiser, no social distancing, no protection – workers speak out
25 March 2020Tube workers in London are furious at being asked to risk their health by working in unsafe conditions as the coronavirus crisis grows.
Transport round up: No delays in campaign to build big Tube strike vote
10 March 2020Workers on the London Underground are driving through a campaign to get a solid yes vote in their strike ballot.
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- Alexandra Kollontai—a fighter from the struggle
- Four icons of black liberation argue racism and resistance in One Night in Miami
- Report on deaths of 9,000 Irish children is a cover-up
- ‘We are going to win,’ say Sage care home strikers
- ‘Intensive care is in crisis and it’s about to get worse’—nurse speaks out
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