Off The Rails
A platform for rank-and-file rail workers.
Fantasy Union of Rail and Transport Workers
Submitted on 3 July, 2008 - 08:31
What kind of union do we need? There are strengths and weaknesses in our current union set-up. Union officials will often have you believe that things can only be done the way they are done, because ... well, because they have always been done that way.
We do not agree. We have several criticisms of the existing rail unions, so it is only fair that we set out in more positive terms what our ideal union might look like. Let's call it the Fantasy Union of Rail and Transport Workers (FURT).
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Railworkers: Making Our Unions Fit To Fight
Submitted on 8 April, 2007 - 11:47
Off The Rails has called a meeting for railworkers to discuss how we can make our unions fit to fight the employers' attacks. Click 'read more' to read the text; 'download' to view, download and/or print it as a one-page Word document. Please circulate this to as many railworkers as you can.
Off The Rails ...
Submitted on 21 October, 2004 - 15:44
- is a quarterly pamphlet, plus bulletins as needed for particular campaigns or disputes.
- is written by railway workers - all our reports are from the front line. Names are left off so that writers can tell their stories and express their views without fear of victimisation.
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