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STRIKING rail workers have called for South Western Railway (SWR) bosses to stop “jamming their heads in the sand” and end further travel disruption by negotiating with the RMT.
Workers on SWR have started a 27-day walkout on Monday to defend the role of safety-critical guards on train services.
They are encouraging SWR to re-enter discussions with the RMT after Acas negotiations collapsed last Thursday.
On the eve of the 157th Trades Union Congress, MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, celebrates victory in his campaign to get dignity for drivers at work
Ben Chacko talks to RMT leader EDDIE DEMPSEY about how the key to fixing broken Britain lies in collective sectoral bargaining, restoring unions’ ability to take solidarity strike action and bringing about the much-vaunted ‘wave of insourcing’
Sharon Graham addresses the Unite policy conference after talks over the Birmingham bin strikes break down
Our members face daily abuse, being spat at, sometimes even deadly assaults, and employers fail to take the issue seriously despite the increasing danger, writes RMT general secretary EDDIE DEMPSEY