13 May 2020

Transport union RMT tells members: refuse to work in unsafe conditions

The RMT has issued fresh advice to members not to work in unsafe Covid-19 conditions, warning that confused government messaging could have lethal consequences

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15 April 2020

The Red Line - Bulletin of Socialist Party members in the RMT

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5 February 2020

Expensive, overcrowded and unreliable: Renationalise the railways!

The Socialist warned that a privatised rail service would fail, be run for profit, fares would increase, safety compromised and investment fall.

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5 February 2020

Socialist Inbox

Letter's to the Socialist's editors.

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5 February 2020

Cancel the franchise, not our trains

The performance of West Midlands Trains - the current franchise holder for rail services in the West Midlands - is talked about everywhere; in newspapers, on radio and TV and of course among rail travellers

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5 February 2020

Nationalise the railways: For an integrated public transport system

Privatisation doesn't work! That's the real message from the Tories' decision to take Britain's worst train operator, Northern Rail, back into public ownership

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29 January 2020

HS2 debacle: nationalise rail and construction!

Tory cabinet minister Stephen Barclay has a "gut feeling" that the 'HS2' high-speed rail link between London and the north of England will go ahead.

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22 January 2020

"If you think bus and rail services are crap, sign our petition to take them back"

Sheffield Socialist Party branch decided to start a campaign about public transport

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15 January 2020

Them & Us

It's one world for the super-rich, and another one for the rest of us.

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8 January 2020

Defend the right to strike

The Queen's Speech announced the new Tory government's intention to add yet more anti-union laws to Britain's statute books.

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8 January 2020

Northern Rail franchise in question: nationalise the railways!

The Tories' announcement that they are likely to revoke Northern Rail's franchise referred to Northern's service being "completely unacceptable." That's true.

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4 December 2019

It's a strike to ensure the safety of the travelling public

An historic month-long strike began on 2 December

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20 November 2019

Long hours in the world of security

He said he had started at 4am and would be working till 8pm, and then going on to work on the door at a pub

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23 October 2019

Rail report into death of Cardiff Socialist Party member

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has published its report on the death of Beth Roper, who died in an accident on a train near Bristol last December.

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28 August 2019

Interview with Sean Hoyle - left candidate in RMT general secretary election

As new strikes begin on South Western Railway, in the long running industrial dispute over guards and the result of the transport union RMT general secretary election is announced, the Socialist spoke to Sean Hoyle, the left candidate in the general secretary election.

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3 July 2019

Them & Us

It's one world for the super-rich and another for us.

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26 June 2019

Salisbury South Western Rail strikers determined

RMT transport union guards striking on South Western Rail are determined to carry on the fight to keep the guards

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12 June 2019

South Western Railway guards to strike again

Talks between the RMT transport union and South Western Railway (SWR) at conciliation services Acas have failed to achieve an acceptable agreement.

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5 June 2019

Welsh train fleet workers' victory

Train fleet maintenance workers in the RMT transport union are celebrating in South Wales after scoring what looks like a complete victory without having to fire a shot.

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5 June 2019

Nationalise the threatened Glasgow 'Caley' railway depot

Skilled jobs are going and more are threatened with the possible closure of the St Rollox 'Caley' historic railway yard in Glasgow. Owner Gemini is now issuing compulsory redundancies.

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