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SOUTHERN Rail bosses poured fuel on their fiery dispute with staff yesterday, threatening to sack them if they don’t agree to worse jobs.
The rail privateer said it would cull its onboard conductors if they did not sign contracts as onboard supervisors by midday on Friday.
The threat followed a humiliating own goal by the bungling operator earlier yesterday when it tried to get commuters to gang up on workers striking to protect jobs and safety.
Two-hundred years ago, on September 27 1825, the world’s first passenger railway line was opened between Stockton and Darlington. MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, reflects on the history – and the future – of Britain’s railway industry
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
