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13 February 2019
Glasgow: nationalise the threatened 'Caley' railway depot
Over 200 skilled jobs are threatened by the possible closure of the St Rollox 'Caley' historic railway yard in Springburn
13 February 2019
Heroic RMT guards beat back Northern rail in fight against dangerous driver-only operation
47 days of determined industrial action have won a significant breakthrough
16 January 2019
Hundreds join Manc RMT picket line in solidarity after far-right attack
This followed the recent attack on pickets by a far-right group
9 January 2019
Solid strike by Arriva bus drivers
650 bus drivers, members of Unite the Union employed by Arriva, commenced a week-long strike on 6 January in a dispute over low pay. Drivers based at Darlington, Durham, Redcar and Stockton believe they are the second-lowest paid Arriva bus drivers in the country.
9 January 2019
Grayling's attacks on rail workers wages 'un-fare'
The government continues to claim that Britain's economy is doing great and that everyone's wages are sky high.
9 January 2019
Far right attack on Manchester rail workers' picket line - trade union fightback needed
Far-right protesters, wearing yellow vests, verbally abused the RMT transport union picket line at Manchester Victoria station on 5 January.
9 January 2019
Ferry workers protest against £2.45 an hour pay
The scandal of low pay by profiteering shipping lines is being fought by a sustained campaign of the RMT transport union
12 December 2018
Liverpool seafarers demand better conditions
Liverpool seafarers took part in a protest outside the Seatruck terminal on Liverpool docklands on the morning of Friday 30th November
5 December 2018
Victory for left in RMT union president election
Michelle Rodgers has been elected president of transport union RMT in a landslide victory for the left in the union
21 November 2018
Arriva Rail North under pressure after nineteenth Saturday strike
RMT transport union members picketing Manchester Victoria train station on 10 November had an unusual visitor - and it wasn't Santa Claus. It was none other than David Brown, managing director of Arriva Rail North.
14 November 2018
Leeds meeting backs striking rail guards
It was standing room only as a packed meeting in Leeds supported the long-running dispute to maintain the safety-critical role of the guard on Arriva Rail North
13 November 2018
Tube strike solid against victimisation
Workers on the Central line of the London Underground walked out for 24 hours on 7 November, organised by transport union RMT and train drivers' union Aslef
7 November 2018
Dozens of militant trade unionists to address Socialism 2018
Militant trade unionists from around the country will participate in Socialism 2018, this weekend in central London
24 October 2018
Support RMT strikes against the elimination of guards on trains
Rail companies have undermined the safety of passengers
17 October 2018
South Western rail workers launch five-day safety strike to save guards
Workers on South Western Railway are striking for five days from 23 to 27 October against management plans to remove the safety-critical role of the guard.
10 October 2018
South Western rail guards hit 18 strike days
Guards at South Western Railway struck for 48 hours on 5 October - their 17th and 18th strike days - in their ongoing battle to maintain their safety-critical role
3 October 2018
"It's about agreements that we've had in place for years - 20 or 30 years - that management are not abiding by"
26 September 2018
Private firms and toothless regulator to blame for trains chaos - nationalise rail now!
Britain's rail regulator admits it was asleep at the wheel in the run up to the May 2018 timetable change which resulted in chaos on vast swathes of Britain's railways.
19 September 2018
Strikers ready to up the ante over rail safety
More coordinated strikes against removal of safety-critical train guards have taken place
12 September 2018
Guards move closer to beating driver-only operation
Attempts to move to driver-only operation have been pushed back
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