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TRANSPORT unions won overwhelming support at the STUC Congress yesterday with passionate demands for public ownership of railways and ferries.
RMT general secretary Mick Cash pledged strike action if necessary to defend jobs, pay, conditions and lifeline services.
Mr Cash said: “It is deplorable that continued privatisation of transport has been carried out and continued by the main political parties of Scotland.
The HS2 debacle exposes what happens when public infrastructure is handed to private contractors – especially when set against China’s state-led high-speed rail success, says CARLOS MARTINEZ
EDDIE DEMPSEY explains why the RMT is calling for urgent action against assaults on staff and passengers on our public transport system
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
