transport
‘Left’ government in Portugal uses troops to break indefinite strike by fuel tanker drivers
The Portuguese government – which some hail as a model of left wing success – has sent soldiers to drive tankers to break an indefinite strike.
HS2—the high speed rail that’s a slow speed fail
As Boris Johnson plans HS3 in the north, Sarah Bates says the Tories’ high speed rail projects are about one thing only—making money for the bosses
As the Tories talk air pollution - who’s really flying us to disaster?
New ‘green’ plans from the Tories won’t tackle airline pollution. They are aimed at making ordinary people pay for climate change, writes Sarah Bates, yet it’s the rich that pollute the most
Great Western Railway cleaners walk out over changes to shifts
Cleaners on the Hitachi/Great Western Railway contract staged a solid 48-hour strike
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.
Overground strikes unite
Two groups of workers were set to strike on the London Overground this week.
Five years of fighting for the freedom to ride
02 April 2019Over 60 people joined a rally in Sheffield on Monday to celebrate five years of campaigning by the South Yorkshire Freedom Riders.
Brexit is not a key cause of the crisis in the car industry
19 March 2019Bad news has been hitting the British car industry since the start of the year. In January Jaguar Land Rover announced 4,500 redundancies, mostly in Britain.
Honda job losses - the crisis in the car industry is about capitalism, not Brexit
19 February 2019The threat to the jobs of 3,500 Honda workers in Swindon shows bosses’ contempt for workers.
Solid strike in Camden as traffic wardens fight NSL outsourcers over pay
05 February 2019Strikers in Camden are “fully determined to fight and achieve what we deserve” in their pay battle against outsourcing giant NSL.
Will no-deal Brexit mean chaos on the Kent coast?
11 January 2019Politicians, bosses and the press are panicking about the prospect of a no-deal Brexit. It’s driven by fears that leaving the European Union (EU) will hit firms’ profits.
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.
650 bus drivers join strike across north east England
08 January 2019More than 600 bus drivers struck in County Durham, Teesside and North Yorkshire this week in a fight for better pay.
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.
Striking traffic wardens in Camden determined to win more pay
12 December 2018Traffic wardens in Camden, north London, are staging a magnificent two-week strike to win better pay.
Day 35 of Northern strikes
13 November 2018Hundreds walk out at Northern Rail against unsafe driver only trains
02 October 2018Northern rail workers walked out on Saturday of last week in the latest action in their long-running fight for passenger safety.
Train lines are in chaos—but Tory Chris Grayling wants more privatisation
20 September 2018The chaos of rail privatisation has been laid bare
Big support for bus pickets in Nottingham and Derbyshire
11 September 2018Bus workers in Nottingham and Derbyshire struck on Monday of this week against a below-inflation 2.5 percent “poverty pay” offer.
Train strikers force a retreat
04 September 2018Merseyrail workers were celebrating last week after bosses backed off from a plan to slash their jobs.
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