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SCOTRAIL faced a flurry of cancellations this weekend as a work-to-rule among driver managers takes hold.
The train operator, which is owned by the Dutch state, imposed a change to the roles on driver team managers (DTMs) in July, obligating them to drive up to three drivers’ shifts a week in addition to their normal duties.
But the TSSA has called a work-to-rule across the grade, with DTMs refusing to drive trains.
Royal Mail’s job quality has plummeted, with gruelling hours, two-tier pay, intense surveillance, and poor work-life balance for postal workers — but our union is fighting back, writes CWU branch secretary JOHN CARSON
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
Seventeen years after losing her council job due to needing endometriosis surgery, Michelle Dewar’s campaign for paid menstrual leave gained 50,000 signatures in a week, reports ELIZABETH SHORT
