Workers on CrossCountry trains will take four consecutive Saturday strikes in a dispute over working conditions.
Tag: Transport
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.
Airport strikes to continue as pay disputes left unsettled – Unite
August could be a month of air travel chaos if two major Unite airport workers’ issues are not resolved soon.
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.
Ticket office closures take away the safety and accessibility of public transport, support rail workers fighting back – Apsana Begum MP
Rail workers are fighting against ticket office closures, whole-scale de-staffing of stations and for the future of public transport - Apsana Begum MP
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.
Perspective on Mexico’s Tren Maya Railway – David Raby
David Raby writes in depth on the Tren Maya railway, a cornerstone of Mexican President AMLO's 4T transformation which has come under attack from the right.
RMT set to strike for three further days of action in July
"The government continues to shackle the companies and will not allow them to put forward a package that can settle this dispute. Our members have now voted 3 times to take strike action over the last 12 month."
RMT call for investigation into government policy on railway ticket officers
"The government and rail companies are deliberately preventing ticket offices from selling cheaper rail tickets as part of a strategy for running down and eventually closing all ticket offices."
Meet the Government’s New Plan… Same as the Old Plan – Greener Jobs Alliance
Paul Atkin, Greener Jobs Alliance, picks apart the government's "Powering Up Britain" report published by Grant Shapps this month.