Submitted by solidarity on Wed, 09/14/2016 - 11:30
UK RMT Calls For General Strike – to confront Trade Union Act!
http://www.wrp.org.uk/news/12465
Wednesday, 14 September 2016
RMT CALL FOR GENERAL STRIKE – to confront Trade Union Act!
THERE was an RMT call for a general strike to confront the Trade Union Act and all anti-union laws at at the TUC Congress in Brighton yesterday.
Submitted by solidarity on Fri, 08/26/2016 - 11:25
UK General Secretary of TSSA - It’s Not About The Seat, It Really Is All “About The Economy, Stupid!”
It’s Not About The Seat, It Really Is All “About The Economy, Stupid!”
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/manuel-cortes/jeremy-corbyn-trains_b_116...
24/08/2016 16:07
Manuel Cortes
General Secretary of TSSA, the union for people working in all sections of the transport industry
Submitted by solidarity on Tue, 08/23/2016 - 19:41
Jeremy Corbyn fends off Branson's attack over 'ram-packed' Virgin train " our policy to bring the trains back into public ownership, as part of a plan to rebuild and transform Britain, is so popular with passengers and rail workers.”
Virgin releases CCTV footage they say disputes Labour leader’s claim that no seats were available, but Corbyn camp says he could not sit next to his wife
Submitted by solidarity on Mon, 08/22/2016 - 08:11
UK Jeremy Corbyn sits on floor of overcrowded train and calls for public ownership
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R13E1HSBGJI
Published on Aug 16, 2016
Jeremy Corbyn makes the case for nationalisation of the railways while sitting on the floor of an overcrowded train. ‘The reality is there are not enough trains – we need more of them, they’re also very expensive.’ He then asks: ‘Isn’t that a good case for public ownership?’