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From the RMT to Unite, and from the CWU to Unison – trade unions are gearing up for an intensification of strike action
From the RMT to Unite, and from the CWU to Unison – trade unions are gearing up for an intensification of strike action
“Network Rail staff are asking for basic fair treatment: not to be sacked from their jobs; a fair pay rise in the face of a cost-of-living-crisis; and no race to the bottom on terms and conditions.”
The demonstration is also being backed by Ukrainian trade unions including the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine
The Starmer-backing union leader also hit out at the continued suspension of Jeremy Corbyn, branding it ‘disgraceful’.
Scotland’s privatised rail operator has been under fire for dire performance in recent months. But a Scottish Labour motion to renationalise the system was defeated.
Pressure is building in Momentum and the unions for a ‘People’s Vote’ on the Brexit deal.
The only thing stopping us re-nationalising the railways is Tory ideology and greedy franchise owners.
In the wake of rail fares rising yet again, our privatised transport system can no longer be deemed fit for purpose.
There’s no excuse for these fare hikes when you look at the cost of rail travel in Europe.
Their reforms will take us back twenty years to the disastrous Railtrack era where dodgy contractors put profit before safety, leading to several major rail crashes.