"This sale of Arriva to a tax haven registered company underscores what a perverse and corrupt system rail privatisation is in this country" - Mick Lynch, RMT.
Tag: Rail
RMT welcomes unprecedented response to ticket office closure consultation
"The drive to close ticket offices in the name of profits is clearly a political decision of this out-of-touch Tory government" - Mick Lynch, RMT General Secretary.
The TSSA raises safety fears over ticket office closures
"We will not accept a situation in which our members are put at risk because of the Conservative government’s cost cutting measures."
CrossCountry rail staff take strike action – RMT
Workers on CrossCountry trains will take four consecutive Saturday strikes in a dispute over working conditions.
Rail jobs are green jobs – we need public transport fit for the climate emergency
Clearly public transport is the answer, investing in new track and new trains, and ensuring that the investment is effective – Kerry Abel, TSSA.
Taxpayers being used to fund rail dispute to the tune of £1bn – RMT
"The public is being ripped off not only to financially underwrite this dispute that could have been settled 18 months ago" - Mick Lynch, RMT General Secretary.
Cut Their Profits, Not Our Station Ticket Offices – Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP
Ticket offices are so much more than a place to buy tickets - from passenger safety to assisted travel they provide a central point of contact for the public, writes Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP.
Train drivers show “rock solid” resolve in the fight for their livelihoods – Mick Whelan, ASLEF
"A 93% ‘Yes’ vote for strikes on a turnout of 85% shows that our members are in this for the long haul" - Mick Whelan, ASLEF General Secretary.
Rail privatisation: top 30 failures in 30 years – We Own It
"We were told that British Rail’s natural monopoly was the problem and promised cheaper fares, better services and less cost for the taxpayer. Privatisation has failed on every front."
Stand with Train Drivers in the fight for fair pay – ASLEF
"Senior managers in our industry take home huge salaries; rail operators have paid dividends to their shareholders right through the pandemic... the claim that there's no money left to pay rail workers properly is just not true."