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DELEGATES to the TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference called on commuters yesterday to rally behind the party which will renationalise the railways and keep safety-critical train guards.
TSSA delegate Ray Spiteri made the call as conference debated a motion opposing rail privateers’ attempts to introduce driver-only-operated (DOO) trains.
He slammed plans to impose “this unsafe practice” and urged solidarity with “our brothers and sisters in [rail union] RMT” in their fight to keep safety-critical guards on the 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
