11 April 2018

Aberdeen workers step up strike action against profiteering First Bus

The Aberdeen bus workers' strike is an inspiration to the entire trade union movement in Scotland and beyond

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28 March 2018

Aberdeen bus drivers strike against pay cuts

Aberdeen bus drivers are striking against draconian cuts to their wages and conditions by employer First Bus, writes Socialist Party Scotland.

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8 March 2018

We feel that we will win - a striker speaks

3 March was our sixteenth strike day in a year-long dispute over the introduction of driver-only operated trains on the Merseyrail network

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12 January 2018

Mini-strike wave continues and intensifies

The new year hasn't put an end to the disputes taking place across Manchester

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16 December 2017

Arriva bus drivers' action wins pay rise

Arriva backed down and offered a two-year deal, accepted by Unite members this week

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6 December 2017

Arriva bus strikers stand firm

Drivers and engineers in Rucorn continue to stand firmly together in support of their claim for a fair pay deal from employer Arriva

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24 November 2017

North West: drivers and housing workers escalate strike wave

The disputes in the north west are becoming increasingly bitter

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15 November 2017

Virgin train workers ballot for strike action

Train managers, caterers, customer service and the other non-driving grades represented by the RMT union at Virgin West Coast are in dispute with bosses over a divisive pay offer

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15 November 2017

What we saw

Train drivers' pay and tantrum-throwing bosses.

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10 November 2017

Huge support for strikes of bus drivers and train guards

Public transport across Merseyside was nearly shut down

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9 November 2017

Fight to keep guards on trains continues despite setback Aslef deal

Drivers at GTR Southern have finally voted to accept a deal which was recommended by the Aslef union leadership, which allows trains to run without a guard

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8 November 2017

Arriva bus strike still solid

Arriva bus drivers and engineers in Runcorn were out in force for their fourth one-day strike

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1 November 2017

Coordinated strike action against driver-only operation

The RMT has announced coordinated strikes on five different networks

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31 October 2017

Arriva bus workers' dispute continues

The bus drivers' strike at Arriva remained completely solid on the third day of action

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25 October 2017

Aslef members must reject poor Southern Rail offer

Despite Aslef's policy being against DOO, Southern management have talked the leadership into accepting trains running without them

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19 October 2017

Arriva North West bus drivers strike over pay

Bus drivers across 11 depots took a day of strike action, with two more planned

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27 September 2017

Gig economy exploiter Uber loses London licence

Transport unions Unite, RMT and GMB are celebrating a victory against 'gig economy' taxi company Uber after forcing London Mayor Sadiq Khan to refuse to renew its operating licence

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20 September 2017

London Buses safety campaign

Angry London bus drivers in Unite the Union demonstrated outside City Hall demanding a 'bill of rights' to improve unsafe working conditions

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20 September 2017

London bus drivers' rally

Safety campaigners, taxi drivers and cyclists came to support the London bus drivers' rally outside City Hall on Thursday 14 September 2017 at 09.30 in response to the Driven to Distraction report, writes Moe, Unite branch secretary and bus worker.

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13 September 2017

Bus safety: we won't be distracted from public ownership

Twenty-five deaths and nearly 12,000 injuries have been caused by buses on the capital's streets in just two years

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