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DISABILITY activists offered a “profound thank you” to rail union RMT yesterday over its fight to keep guards on trains.
Doug Paulley, of Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC), told the union’s AGM that the destaffing of Britain’s railways was having a “disproportionate effect on disabled people.”
His campaign group has regularly campaigned alongside striking rail workers as they protest against the imposition of driver-only trains.
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
On the eve of the 157th Trades Union Congress, MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, celebrates victory in his campaign to get dignity for drivers at work
Our members face daily abuse, being spat at, sometimes even deadly assaults, and employers fail to take the issue seriously despite the increasing danger, writes RMT general secretary EDDIE DEMPSEY