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Where next for TOCs drivers' strikes?

Between 1 and 9 December, train driver members of Aslef employed by 14 Train Operating Companies (TOCs) held a Rest Day Working ban, as well as a series of one day strikes between the 2nd and 8th, on various groups of two or more TOCs out of the 14.

This was the first time the union had employed...

ITF launches Palestine Solidarity Fund

The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) has launched a Palestine Solidarity Fund, which will direct donations to humanitarian causes via the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions.

The ITF writes: "Transport unions in Egypt and across the region have committed to delivering as...

Aslef drivers strike again

On 1 December we begin a nine day ban on Rest Day Working (RDW, voluntary overtime) and a series of one day strikes by train driver members of Aslef employed by Train Operating Companies (TOCs). A long-running dispute over pay has turned also into a battle over conditions of employment.

On the...

LUL pay: what should we "settle for"?

As voting papers land on doormats in RMT's ballot for industrial action over LUL pay, there's plenty of discussion in mess rooms across the job about the issue.

Aslef is recommending acceptance, but even the most union-loyal Aslef drivers typically concede that, given inflation in April 2023 was 11...

New edition of Tubeworker bulletin now online!

The new edition of our bulletin is now online.

We discuss the Tories' "Minimum Service Levels" anti-strike law, and encourage readers in RMT to vote yes in the ballot for industrial action over LUL pay.

Click here to download the bulletin.

DB Cargo jobs to go?

Freight operator DB Cargo has announced that it intends to cut 95 drivers' jobs.

Although it plans to do this by scrapping vacant posts rather than by making any drivers redundant, it is still a very bad move.

Firstly, if it doesn't need these jobs right now, then it could keep the same number of...

Nice work if you can get it?!

A little bit of LinkedIn digging has discovered that our TfL Commissioner Andy Lord (or "Lord Andy", to give him his correct and full title) has two jobs.

Get ready to ballot on ABM

RMT cleaner reps are working hard to prepare for an upcoming industrial action ballot.

Cleaning contractor ABM has displaced dozens of cleaners via its "Project Lean" restructure, and is yet to respond to an RMT pay claim demanding a pay rise and company sick pay. Meanwhile, the value of cleaners'...

Minimum Service Level set: prepare defiance!

The government has set the minimum service level, which must be provided during strikes under the terms of a new law, for the railway.

It's been set at 40% of timetabled services for passenger rail (mainline service) and light rail, which would include LU and the DLR. Anyone who knows the first...

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