Disputes

Going into battle with our employers ...

Strikes: ideas to win, mistakes to avoid

Anti-social hours, poor safety, low pay, job cuts, victimisation, attacks on condtions ... Over and again, we have to fight, and when the talking fails, we have to strike.

Our strongest weapon is our power to withdraw our labour. The media often make out that ultra-militant union leaders force...

TOCs drivers' strikes: LNER shows escalation can work

Aslef drivers at multiple Train Operating Companies (TOCs) are striking again, one day each between 30 Jan and 5 Feb at different TOCs, and launching an overtime ban. Southeastern, Southern, Gatwick Express, South Western Railway, Great Northern and Thameslink drivers strike on Tuesday 30 January...

DLR on strike!

Passenger service agents on the DLR are due to take strike action November 7-8 after rejecting their latest pay offer. The basic components of the offer are a 5% basic pay rise plus a £1,000 non-consolidated lump sum. Little to no service is expected across the network on these days.

Meanwhile...

Unipart Rail workers strike

Workers at Unipart Rail in Crewe, which provides engineering services for infrastructure, signalling, and rolling stock, are striking from 29 August to 1 September.

The workers have rejected the company’s latest 4.25% pay offer, which RMT has described as “derisory”.

It’s good they’re kicking...

You cannot be serious...

An update to Aslef members from general secretary Mick Whelan describes the latest offer from the RDG as "risible", and says it "bore little relation" to what Aslef had been expecting following prolonged talks.

Whelan also says: "As you are aware, we had not taken any action while those talks...

Rail cleaners strike again

Cleaners on six mainline rail contracts (see below for details) will strike again from 14-15 April, as they continue their fight for a £15/hour minimum wage, improved sick pay, staff travel passes, and improved pensions.

RMT cleaners have been fighting the battle for some time, with multiple rounds...

RMT re-ballots on TOCs: vote yes, plan for escalation!

RMT ballot papers for renewing the industrial action mandate in TOCs will go out on Thursday 6 April, with the ballot closing on 4 May.

Off The Rails encourages all readers in RMT in TOCs to vote yes. But, contrary to the suggestion in recent communication from the union, it’s not merely renewing...

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