South Western Railway

Spread the solidarity!

The 1 February strike, involving at least 500,000 workers across sectors, saw some important instances of solidarity in the rail industry that we need to generalise.

In Sheffield, an Aslef speaker at the local strike rally reported than an RMT activist had refused to cross the drivers’ picket line...

Cleaners' fights spread

With Atalian Servest cleaners on Avanti West Coast and Churchill cleaners on numerous TOCs still in dispute, having taken multiple days of strike action, RMT is expanding its cleaners' fights to several other companies.

The union has announced plans to ballot Atalian Servest cleaners on LNER...

South Western: DOO Battle Draws to a Close

The dispute over DOO (driver-only operation) on SWR seems to be drawing to a close as the fire that was present at the start has been extinguished in a prime example of what not to do with an active and angry group of workers.

The dispute started way back in August 2017 when management refused to...

The fight against Driver Only Operation

The announcement by rail union RMT of a sustained programme of strikes on West Midlands Trains and South Western Railway represents a significant escalation and expansion of the union’s protracted and hard-fought war against the imposition of “Driver Only Operation”.

On West Midlands Trains...

Stay on guard in SWR dispute!

Congratulations to RMT members on South Western Railway who have taken strike action again this weekend to defend the role of the guard.

At the start of 2019 it looked like strike action was reaping rewards when South Western Railway said that they would guarantee a second safety critical person on...

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