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23 September 2020
Cardiff's council-owned bus operator is threatening to axe 20% of workers. Cardiff Bus has told staff it "will need to dismiss as redundant at least 130 members of staff across the entire workforce"
16 September 2020
London bus drivers begin strike ballot over remote sign-on dispute
There is no benefit to passengers, and remote sign-on could well disrupt services
2 September 2020
London bus drivers poised for strike action
The Unite union is in the process of preparing to formally ballot all its bus drivers employed by Singapore-owned Metroline in a dispute over 'remote signing on'.
22 July 2020
Online rally: Fight the London transport funding cuts!
London is the only economically developed capital in which public transport is not funded by government grants
24 June 2020
Call for an increase in PIP due to Covid-19
Disability Campaigners in Chesterfield have launched a campaign following our members' experiences on public transport (or lack of availability), and the increased costs this means if people travel at all
3 June 2020
Fight continues for safety on London buses
Transport for London (TfL) has announced that the front doors on London buses were being reopened on several routes
19 May 2020
Transport workers and passengers mustn't pay the price
The Tories are trying to force workers back to work
13 May 2020
Going Viral: Socialist comments and letters on the corona crisis
The Covid-19 pandemic is a world social crisis which touches every aspect of life. The iniquities and failings of the capitalist system are being exposed
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
5 May 2020
No increase in transport capacity without adequate safety precautions
There are reports the government is considering abandoning advice to maintain two metres social distancing
22 April 2020
London transport: Reject the ‘choice’ of safety or revenue
Trade union control over workers' health and safety is needed
22 April 2020
RMT: Lift the suspension of Steve Hedley
A statement in Red Lines - the bulletin of Socialist Party members in the RMT transport union - calls for the lifting of the union executive's suspension of Assistant General Secretary Steve Hedley.
21 April 2020
London bus drivers' action over safety stops front door boarding
26 transport workers have died from Covid-19 in London, the majority of them bus drivers. Now London bus drivers have forced Transport for London (TfL) and bus companies to implement some safety measures
21 April 2020
PPE shortages: "I feel so bloody angry"
The guidelines we follow on use of PPE have changed dramatically during this pandemic. At first we were told we must wear full PPE for every patient suspected of having Covid 19.
14 April 2020
London Transport workers fighting private companies and TfL to secure health and safety
A life and death battle on the buses: 21 transport workers in London have died from coronavirus, 15 of them bus drivers.
8 April 2020
Socialists in Unite meet via Zoom: Struggles continue in the workplaces
Unite union members in the Socialist Party, and our Scottish and Irish sister groups in the Committee for a Workers' International, held a Zoom meeting on 4 April
1 April 2020
Bus drivers halt sackings - now restore our pay
While the government gives reassurances to the public that 'we are all in this together' and they will do 'whatever it takes', bosses are doing whatever it takes to protect their profits, writes a South Coast bus driver.
25 March 2020
Transport union RMT demands action for coronavirus tube safety
RMT union members have shown a huge commitment to keep the tube running, in spite of the obvious risk to tube workers who are working
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