LABOUR accused privateer Southern Rail yesterday of disregarding concerns over safety as the disgraced company threatened legal action in an attempt to stop a three-day strike by train guards.
Shadow transport secretary Andy McDonald MP said the long-running dispute should be settled through negotiation, not legal action.
“Nobody wants to see these strikes go ahead, least of all staff,” he said.
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


