Railways
Metro strike wins new offer
Workers on the Tyne and Wear Metro delivered a bloody nose to bosses
New attack on right to strike, but workers can derail the Tories
Privateering prime minister Boris Johnson was set to announce plans to attack workers’ rights in the queen’s speech this week.
Workers determined as rail strikes enter second week
“We’re not giving up” was the defiant message from train strikers entering their second week of walkouts on Monday.
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
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.
Virgin rail smash and grab
Richard Branson’s Virgin Group will have trousered £306 million in dividends from Virgin Trains by the time the franchise finishes operations within the next year.
Overground strikes unite
02 April 2019Two groups of workers were set to strike on the London Overground this week.
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
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.
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.
Tube workers strike over staffing and safety
26 September 2018A strike on the Piccadilly line saw hundreds of workers shut down a main transport route in London.
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.
Strike to derail bosses’ plans to scrap guards
28 August 2018Workers on Northern Rail struck as part of the long-running battle to keep guards on trains
The battle for safety is on at South Western Railway as workers stage strikes
21 August 2018Rail workers are still fighting to stop transport bosses axing guards from services.
The unfare rail rip off
14 August 2018The latest plans to hike rail fares show why we have to stop the private train companies in their tracks.
Northern Rail workers keep up their safety battle as ticket prices soar - again
14 August 2018Workers on Northern Rail have announced three new strikes as bosses “make a mockery” of negotiations.
Eurostar workers vote for strikes
24 July 2018Eurostar workers were set to walk out for 24 hours this Saturday over working conditions.
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