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THE leader of the biggest rail workers’ union has warned of a national strike in a dispute over pensions.
Rail union RMT’s general secretary Mick Cash spoke out against any move to cut benefits or increase employee contributions.
In a letter to RMT members Mr Cash highlights news that Stagecoach has been disqualified from recent rail franchise bids as a result of the company putting in non-compliant bids in relation to pensions.
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
Since 2023, Strike Map has evolved from digital mapping at a national level to organising ‘mega pickets’ — we believe that mass solidarity with localised disputes prepares the ground for future national action, writes HENRY FOWLER
RMT’s former president ALEX GORDON explains why his union supports defence diversification and a just transition for workers in regions dependent on military contracts, and calls on readers to join CND’s demo against nuclear-armed submarines on June 7
Walkout follows long-running dispute over sacking