Transport secretary Mark Harper has announced delays to much needed transport projects. His plans have attracted criticism from industry and unions.
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Workers on the Woolwich ferry services across the River Thames have won a hard-fought victory in a struggle which started with the now discredited Briggs Marine, and continued with Transport for London when it took over in January 2021.
A report from the TUC and transport unions calls for a massive increase in investment and financial support for public transport outside of London – rail, tram and bus…
Manchester tram drivers are balloting on an improved pay offer. Their threatened strike action is on hold.
Tram drivers at Manchester Metrolink have won an improved pay offer from the company following planned strike action.
We received this letter from a Workers reader in east London about a recent shopping trip. Although it was a novel experience, this may be happening around Britain more often than we realise. The challenge is how not let this go to waste – to act and not just grumble.
The government has scrapped plans to close rail ticket offices in the face of overwhelming opposition from rail workers and passengers – a victory for people power.
Britain’s only train factory able to design, engineer, build and test new trains, the Alstom plant at Litchurch Lane, Derby, is once again at risk, with no confirmed workload beyond next March.
Transport binds a nation, moving people and goods around. Our infrastructure needs modernising. What can workers do about this?
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