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Upping the fight to save our ticket offices
ANN HENDERSON reports from an RMT rally in Berwick-upon-Tweed where trade unionists and disability rights campaigners were spreading the word about the battle for the future of rail safety
(left to right) Sarah Roelofs, Disabled People Against the Cuts North East; Mick Lynch General Secretary RMT; Jamie Driscoll, Mayor North of Tyne Combined Authority – independent; chair - RMT Berwick Rail branch secretary Martin McCleary; Jess Leather, president RMT women’s committee; John Kay, retired RMT member, former RMT branch secretary, local campaigner; Georgina Hill, Independent Councillor Berwick East
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ANN HENDERSON looks at the trailblazers of the Women’s Trade Union League and their successful fight for female factory inspectors — a battle that echoes in today’s workplace campaigns
HENRY FOWLER puts the strike of public-sector workers in New Zealand in the wider context of deteriorating employment conditions throughout the world’s major economies
MAT COWARD looks back at a protest 105 years ago this month, whose reporting by the media bears uncomfortable similarities with demos today
THE Maltings main theatre was packed at 5pm on Friday, with trade unionists and community groups coming together with one voice, opposing the proposed ticket office closure in Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Leaflets, campaign postcards and petitions are to be found in the local shops, cafes and pubs.
The letters pages of the local newspapers are filled with letters of opposition.
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Despite promises of a new era under state control, the SNP government backs massive cuts to ticket office hours while ignoring safety concerns and excluding disabled passengers from consultation, writes ANN HENDERSON
