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15 February 2017
Ultimatum as Deliveroo drivers down tools in Brighton
Online food delivery company Deliveroo has come under fire in Brighton, where nearly 100 of its workers downed tools during busy Saturday trading
15 February 2017
United fightback needed as entire grade of rail worker is at stake
The Southern Rail dispute has been a high-profile battle in which the future of an entire grade of rail worker is at stake
8 February 2017
RMT wins important tube jobs and grading victory
Planned strike action forced management to improve its proposal
8 February 2017
Stand with the RMT: unite against Southern Rail and the Tories
The transport union RMT, its members, and many across the union movement are fuming at the proposed Southern Rail 'deal'. It was made with the leadership of the Aslef transport union and presided over by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) - they and the Tories hope it will settle the Southern Rail dispute.
8 February 2017
Southern dispute: disappointment and anger - RMT president responds
RMT president Sean Hoyle speaks to the Socialist (in a personal capacity)
6 February 2017
Southern dispute: Aslef members must reject offer
In an attempt to end the long-running, bitter dispute against driver only operation, Southern Rail has made an offer to drivers in Aslef
25 January 2017
RMT determinedly continues Southern strike
Aslef suspended its action but the RMT has pressed on
18 January 2017
London: Taxi drivers gridlock City of London
London taxi drivers gridlocked the City of London on 12 January in protest at the closure of Bank junction to taxis, ending a 360 year old trade in the area, writes Dave Wallis, Vice chair, RMT London taxi branch.
18 January 2017
Southern Rail strike continues
The Southern Rail strike continues on 23 January by trains guards and station staff in the RMT. This follows a second wave of action by Southern drivers in Aslef and RMT
18 January 2017
Liverpool dockers and drivers protest "appalling lack of facilities"
About 75 dockers and drivers protested on 13 January at the port of Liverpool about the facilities available to them, or the evident lack of
11 January 2017
What we saw this week including Southern Fail and the tube strike.
4 January 2017
Support the strikes! Rail fares are increasing again, this time by an average of 2.3%
14 December 2016
Southern: back the strike, nationalise the railways!
Members of train drivers' unions Aslef and RMT are taking three days of strike action on Southern Rail on 13, 14 and 16 December in the long-running dispute over the removal of guards.
8 December 2016
Victory for UPS parcel workers
Unite the Union members at UPS Parcels in Camden have won a long-running battle against bullying and racism.
30 November 2016
Strike action across London and South East rail network
Combined strike action by up to 400 train drivers and other rail workers is set to bring Southern and London Underground to a standstill.
30 November 2016
Do you have something to say? Letters to the Socialist's editors. Croydon tram tragedy; bully bailiff gets wrong house; waiters' wages; stop Lord Sainsbury; 'I, Daniel Blake'; super seventies?
16 November 2016
London Underground: RMT wins victory
Tube workers' union RMT has secured a victory for London Underground maintenance staff on pensions, pay and night tube working.
16 November 2016
Short reports on some of the latest trade union struggles including a bus drivers' dispute, sweet factory walkout and the latest from Sheffield bin workers dispute.
16 November 2016
Deliveroo couriers get organised
The Independent Workers of Great Britain (IWGB) union has launched a recruitment drive among Deliveroo couriers as part of its campaign to secure real employment rights for the food delivery drivers.
2 November 2016
Those working in the 'gig economy' will be over the moon at the recent legal victory of Uber drivers.
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