LABOUR has finally put “clear red water” between itself and the Tories, transport unions said yesterday after the Labour Party conference unanimously backed renationalising the railways.
Delegates endorsed a statement from Labour’s national executive committee (NEC) calling for break clauses in contracts to be invoked, meaning that franchises could be taken back before they expire — a plan the Morning Star revealed on Friday.
Shadow transport secretary Lilian Greenwood said that the franchise system was “broken” and that renationalisation would make way for “affordable fares for all.”
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
As the labour movement meets to remember the Tolpuddle Martyrs, MICK WHELAN, general secretary of train drivers’ union Aslef, says it’s an appropriate moment to remind the Labour government to listen to the trade unions a little more


