The Rebuilding Rail report was commissioned by rail unions ASLEF, RMT, TSSA and UNITE in order to examine how a better structure for the railway could be created in order to deliver better value for taxpayers or passengers. It calls for a complete overhaul of our fragmented, franchised network, putting rail back into the hands [...]
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Winning Labour sets its sights on winning back Labour’s lost 5 million votes
May 23rd, 2012 by Richard Burgon.Last weekend Yorkshire-based trade union-backed Labour campaign, WinningLabour, held its first national day conference. Set up last year, it aims to promote radical and practical debate about how to win back the 5 million votes Labour lost between 1997 and 2010, embracing three core themes. Bookmarks Hide Sites
RMT and TSSA talking of merger
Jul 23rd, 2011 by Andy Newman.News that rail unions, RMT and TSSA, who between them have about 110000 members are starting talks about a possible future merger is very interesting, and any such move might also drag in the 18000 strong craft union, ASLEF, to create a powerful new transport union. Bookmarks Hide Sites
Labour No to AV is born…
Mar 2nd, 2011 by Darrell Goodliffe.It looks like those within the Labour Party who want a No to AV vote on May 5th finally have an organisation to take-on Labour Yes. Quietly, Labour No to AV is being born. It has its own website which you can see here and, in addition, literature has been produced by three trade unions opposed [...]
