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7 July 2021
The story of Joe Clough - Britain's first black bus driver
Interview with playwright of Farewell Leicester Square: The Socialist spoke to playwright and Socialist Party member Neil Gore about Townsend Production's latest play, Farewell Leicester Square. It's touring in Bedford, Watford and London from 1-11 July.
16 June 2021
Birmingham Clean Air Zone a tax on the poor
We need affordable, publicly owned public transport: In Birmingham a new tax has been forced on the city that will hit the poorest hardest, takes no account of income or ability to pay, and which is causing growing anger among the community
19 May 2021
London Metroline strike against 'remote sign-on' goes ahead
48 hours of strike action by more than 4,000 bus drivers in London will go ahead on Tuesday 25 May and Wednesday 26 May, to be followed by a 72 hour strike from Monday 7 June to Wednesday 9 June.
5 May 2021
Go Ahead offers deal to Manchester bus drivers
Bus drivers employed by Go North West in Manchester have been taking all-out, continuous strike, since the 28 February
5 May 2021
Metroline buses to face summer of strikes unless it drops 'remote sign-on'
Unite has told London bus operator Metroline it has until 10 May to permanently drop its 'remote sign-on' policy - or it will face a summer of strikes.
21 April 2021
Bus workers protest Go-Ahead's 'fire and rehire'
The Go-Ahead group runs bus services in Manchester and is currently using 'fire and rehire' to cut drivers' pay and conditions. Go-Ahead is also a big operator in Transport for London (TfL).
14 April 2021
Thousands of London bus workers strike across multiple companies
4,000 London bus drivers have voted overwhelmingly for strike action over remote sign-on policy. 96% of Unite members at Metroline West and 97% at Metroline Travel voted for industrial action on routes
14 April 2021
Rally for sacked RMT rep Declan
Southampton's lockdown easing on 12 April was met with a loud and vibrant protest in solidarity with sacked RMT bus safety rep Declan Clune
31 March 2021
Trade union fighters rally to support victimised workers
The RMT, National Shop Stewards Network and Southampton Trades Council came together to hold a very successful Zoom rally in defence of victimised trade unionists, RMT reps Declan Clune and Gary Carney, Unite bus shop steward Moe Muhsin Manir and National Education Union rep Kirstie Paton
24 March 2021
Support victimised bus driver reps and Socialist Party members Declan and Moe
Moe Muhsin Manir, Unite Walworth garage rep, bus driver on the C10 London bus route and Socialist Party member, sacked by Abellio and Declan Clune, Bluestar bus driver, part of Go Ahead South Coast, and RMT rep, are still fighting their dismissals
17 March 2021
Reinstate Moe - stop trade union-busting at Abellio!
Moe Muhsin Manir, Unite Walworth garage rep, has been sacked by Abellio
17 March 2021
Government's bus plans fall short of making up for the cuts
The government's new plans for much of England's bus network, including a pledge to invest £3 billion doesn't go anywhere near compensating for the cuts that have taken place.
10 March 2021
London bus drivers continue walkout
Bus workers in Unite, striking at private company RATP in London continued on 5 March.
10 March 2021
Stop union busting on the buses: Reinstate Declan Clune and Moe Muhsin Manir
In the space of a couple of weeks, two bus driver union reps have been sacked - Declan Clune, RMT, at Bluestar in Hampshire (see below) and Moe Muhsin Manir, Unite, at Abellio in South London.
10 March 2021
Manchester bus drivers' indefinite strikers fight on
Bus drivers in Manchester at Go North West have been on the picket lines, on indefinite strike over the deplorable actions being taken by the employer.
9 March 2021
Stop union-busting: Reinstate Declan Clune and Moe Muhsin Manir
Two bus driver union reps have been sacked
3 March 2021
Under attack and fighting back
After being told they are key workers, bus workers are increasingly having to strike back against the bosses' attacks.
3 March 2021
Manchester indefinite bus strike against 'fire and rehire'
Socialist Party members supported the hundreds of bus drivers in Manchester who are on strike over proposed changes by private company Go North West
3 March 2021
Why we need socialists in London city hall
London was put into 'major incident' status on 8 January, with Covid-19 infection rates and hospital admissions soaring
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