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TRANSPORT union RMT has pledged an industry-wide campaign of co-ordinated industrial action to smash through the government’s pay freeze.
Privateer train-operators Network Rail and Transport for London were among employers notified by unions today that workers who helped keep the economy moving throughout the pandemic will not accept real-terms pay cuts.
RMT’s “Bust the transport worker pay freeze” campaign was launched as its research revealed that private rail companies alone were syphoning more than £570 million a year from the industry in profits, as inflation rose to 2.1 per cent.
EDDIE DEMPSEY explains why the RMT is calling for urgent action against assaults on staff and passengers on our public transport system
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
