Rail workers fight job cuts

Rail union TSSA members gathered to protest at 160 redundancies outside the East Midlands Trains (EMT) HQ in Derby on 31 March. They had a joint meeting with RMT the same evening.

In spite of the recession EMT have had a 14% increase in profits. They have had more passengers and are ‘gating’ the stations – meaning more demand for counter staff.

TSSA leaflets were handed out at the station, where 12 people were waiting for one counter at 9:15am. “This is why you’ll have to wait even longer”, explained the workers.

Graham Lewis, Long Eaton trades council