Stop These Job Cuts
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National Express East Anglia – 242 jobs to go, 61 vacancies frozen, including 3 drivers, 11 cleaners, 44 caterers, 53 retail staff, 19 Stansted Express train crew, 7 workshop engineering staff , 73
Off The Rails Winter 2008/09
National Express workers: Missing GNER?
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National Express, Britain’s second largest transport company, took over from GNER in running the East coast mainline in December 2007.
EWS/DB Schenker
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In December, EWS announced plans to cut 15% of its workforce, across all grades.
Arriva Trains Wales
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All grades in Arriva Trains Wales (ATW) have been battling over pay in recent months, and have taken both official and unoffical strike action.
Fighting the Sickness Bullies
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At Glasgow Central depot, Virgin Trains have abused the MFA policy so badly that RMT onboard members have voted for strikes (23 votes to 10) and industrial action short of strikes (28-5).
RMT: Changing Rules, Improving Democracy
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Off The Rails is promoting several rule changes in RMT this year. These need to be submitted to the union’s AGM by at least eight branches, so if you agree with them, please propose them at yours.
Who Speaks for Workers?
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120 people attended the RMT-organised meeting to discuss the 'crisis in working-class political representation’ in January.
Round Up
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130 RMT and TSSA members in retail grades on C2C were to strike to demand 28 days’ annual leave from their tight-fisted employer.
Marxism at Work - Sickness Absence Policies: Symptoms of a Sick System
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‘Capital takes no account of the health or length of life of the labourer, unless society forces it to do so.
Stop Israel's War on the Palestinians
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Israel’s bloody attack on Gaza in December and January left over 1,000 Palestinians dead, including hundreds of children.