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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...

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...

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.

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...

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.

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'...

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...

Following a reps' assembly on 3 November, RMT has announced it is rejected LUL's latest pay offer of 5% for 2023-4, and will prepare for an industrial action ballot to win a better offer.

That ballot needs to be organised with urgency, and accompanied by a vibrant, energetic campaign that harnesses...

We've renewed our industrial action mandate in the jobs, pensions, and agreements dispute with LUL for the fifth time. Members voted by a 95.92% majority for continued action, on a 54.74% turnout.

This shows a clear will to continue fighting over these issues, and is a testament to the hard work of...

This article is reposted from a Twitter thread by rail worker and RMT activist Conor Price, with the author's permission. See the original here.

I'll be voting NO to the pay offer from the RDG to the RMT.

1) 5% for the year 22/23 is far too low and is a pay cut in real terms especially as we've...