by Socialist Party Southern & South East Region | Sep 7, 2019 | Basingstoke, Featured, Rail
Guards in the RMT transport union on the picket line at Salisbury on 2 September – the fourth day of their current strike – were angry and defiant. A letter had been sent by South Western Railway (SWR) to everyone concerned in the strike. The letter...
by Socialist Party Southern & South East Region | Sep 7, 2019 | Portsmouth, Rail
RMT transport union members on South Western Railway are taking five days of industrial action starting on 18 June. Many of them are sacrificing five days of pay for safety – to keep a guard on the train. Socialist Party members supported picket lines in London,...
by Socialist Party Southern & South East Region | Jun 27, 2019 | Britain, Featured, Rail, Trade Unions
RMT transport union guards striking on South Western Rail (SWR) on 21 June were determined to carry on the fight to keep the guards. As one of the pickets said, the agreement is on the table and all the SWR management have to do is sign it. They could not understand...
by Socialist Party Southern & South East Region | Jun 12, 2019 | Featured, Portsmouth, Rail
RMT transport union members on South Western Railway are taking five days of industrial action starting on 18 June. Many of them are sacrificing five days of pay for safety – to keep a guard on the train. Socialist Party members supported picket lines in London,...
by Socialist Party Southern & South East Region | Nov 8, 2017 | Basingstoke, Britain, Featured, Portsmouth, Rail, Southampton
Today the largest rail franchise in the country, South Western Railway, saw strike action from RMT guards across the network, striking for safety. The RMT want to ensure a second, qualified safety-critical person on all trains at all times, trade to deal with: major...
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