Disputes

Going into battle with our employers ...

Network Rail settlement: a track worker's view

While some (mostly not actual Network Rail workers) are lauding the dispute outcome as a win, let's just pause and look at the actual events that led up to this 'victory'.

Back in the heady days of May, we delivered a resounding majority in favour of strike action. The activists had worked hard...

Balfour Beatty engineering workers to strike

Railway engineering workers at Balfour Beatty will strike in March and April, after RMT members turned down a 5.5% pay offer, representing a significant pay cut relative to inflation.

Strikes will take place as follows:

22.00 on Friday 3 March and 09.59 on Sunday 5 March
22.00 on Friday 10 March...

ASLEF: Big votes, but no action yet

ASLEF members on Northern Trains and Transpennine Express have returned massive votes for industrial action.

On Northern, drivers voted for strike action by 1518 (96.14%) to 61 (3.86%), and for action short of a strike by 1548 (98.41%) to 25 (1.59%). The turnout was a whopping 1581 (84.14%).

On...

Debate: how can we strike most effectively?

This article was written by a rail worker and reader of the Off The Rails blog as a contribution to debate about strategy in the national dispute. Want to write a response? Email awl@workersliberty.org with your thoughts.


With the national RMT dispute with Network Rail and 15 Train Operating...

Rail for London Infrastructure (Elizabeth line) workers to strike again

After a solid strike on 20 December, RMT members at Rail for London Infrastructure (RfLI) have announced further action for 12 January.

RfLI is a TfL subsidiary, set up specifically to provide engineering maintenance services to the signalling system for the new Elizabeth line. Workers are...

Time for a levy to fund sustained strikes?

With RMT members at Network Rail, TOCs, and outsourced cleaning contracts on national rail about to launch further strikes, Aslef members at TOCs and RMT members on LUL having voted to renew their industrial action mandates, and TSSA members at TOCs taking further action too, there's every...

ScotRail deal accepted

RMT members on ScotRail have voted by a 67.7 per cent majority to accept a new settlement on terms and conditions. The deal comprises a five per cent pay increase, plus an additional payment of £750. The minimum rate of pay has been increased to £10.50 per hour, and ScotRail has extended a no...

Rail for London (Elizabeth line) workers vote for strikes

RMT members employed as engineering workers by Rail for London Infrastructure (RfLI), the company which provides infrastructure engineering for the Elizabeth line, have voted for strikes over pay. The vote to strike was unanimous, on a 59 percent turnout.

RMT is a minority union at RfLI, with a...

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