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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
30 January 2019
Trade unions protect rail workers' picket line in Hull
More than 150 trade unionists and activists rallied to Hull and District trade union council's call to defend the transport union RMT's picket line on 26 January.
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.
2 January 2019
Yet another wage-busting fare hike? Nationalise rail now!
Queues and scuffles to squeeze aboard, delays and cancellations as the life sweats out of you
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
7 November 2018
Arriva Rail North strike hits 34 days of action
1,300 train guards across the north of England took their 34th day of strike action in defence of a safe, secure and accessible railway on 3 November.
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
Do you have something to say? Letters to the Socialist's editors. Varoufakis wrong on far right; GDPR at uni; street fighting; rail safety
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
26 September 2018
It's one world for the super-rich, and another one for the rest of us.
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
19 September 2018
Rail firm Arriva Trains Wales has reversed a policy of charging customers 'commission' for returning lost property
12 September 2018
Guards move closer to beating driver-only operation
Attempts to move to driver-only operation have been pushed back
5 September 2018
Guards continue fight against driver-only operation
The struggle goes on to keep the safety-critical role of train guards.
29 August 2018
Northern Rail guards continue fight against driver-only operation
Train guards in Newcastle, members of the RMT union, are participating in the ongoing battle against driver-only operation.
22 August 2018
Staff and passengers are on same side: Beleaguered commuters learnt on 15 August that they will face yet another increase in rail fares from January.
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