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Sharon Graham has warned that proposals put forward by Liz Truss to crackdown on industrial action are nothing short of a "declaration of war on the trade union movement and working people". The Conservative leadership candidate has said…

Transport trade unions have rejected the "bully-boy tactics" displayed by Grant Shapps today as the government minister warned that thousands of railway workers could lose their jobs if they take industrial action this summer. Commenting on…

Sat in a cosy pub in Doncaster on a cold night in December 2019, I was struck by the pessimism of the local MP. While regulars played games of darts and a dog roamed the bar area, our parlour game that night was predicting how many seats…

Transport workers’ union TSSA has labelled a £1bn government cut to the rail infrastructure budget “shortsighted and reckless” and called on ministers to “come clean” about where savings will be made. TSSA general secretary Manuel Cortes…

The TSSA has criticised the Conservatives after Tory London mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey launched a "facts" website about the Transport for London coronavirus bailout that the union has described as "full of lies". The trade union for…

Labour has called on Downing Street to "bring our rail franchises back into full public ownership" after the government announced an overhaul to the railways that stopped short of ending privatisation. The new plans from the Department for…

TSSA general secretary Manuel Cortes has accused the government of causing a "national scandal" after £100m of taxpayer money was paid to shareholders in privatised railway franchises. Responding to comments in parliament today from…

The TSSA has called for clarity over reports that the government is preparing to nationalise the railways, demanding "unequivocal guarantees" from ministers that there will be no cuts to services. In a letter to Transport Secretary Grant…

Here is an update on some of the main stories from the union frontlines this week. A Labour council Today is the last in a three-day strike by UNISON members in Tower Hamlets. As explored on LabourList, the Labour-run council is forcing…

TSSA has warned of a national strike by its members unless the government gives reassurances that the two-metre social distancing rule will stay in place on public transport. The Prime Minister announced earlier this week that the rule…

Britain's three rail unions – ASLEF, RMT and TSSA – have warned the government that this is not the right time to lift coronavirus restriction measures and run more trains. In a joint letter to Boris Johnson, Nicola Sturgeon, Mark Drakeford…

The Transport Salaried Staffs' Association, a left-wing trade union affiliated to the Labour Party, has decided to nominate Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner for the party leadership roles. The rail and travel union balloted all members of its…