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A ScotRail train at Edinburgh Waverley Station
RAILWAY workers must fight for fully staffed stations with the same ferocity that saw off plans to axe guards, Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union general secretary Mick Cash said today.
As the union launched its new Save our Stations campaign, Mr Cash said there was much to be learned from the guards’ disputes across numerous private train operators.
Recent attempts to expand driver-only operation (DOO) have only got off the ground on Southern Rail which was the first company to take the axe to guards’ roles in recent years.
A just transition to Great British Railways and a clean and safe railway for all is not only desirable but also necessary. MARYAM ESLAMDOUST explains
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
Our groundbreaking report reveals how private rail companies are bleeding millions from public coffers through exploitative leasing practices — but we have the solutions, writes Aslef Scottish organiser KEVIN LINDSAY