A Real Pay Rise
The RMT’s Eddie Dempsey on why the cost-of-living crisis must be tackled through the paypacket.
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Eddie Dempsey
Eddie Dempsey is an organiser with the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT).
The Churchill Cleaners Are Striking for Justice
The Churchill cleaners were hailed as heroes during the pandemic for keeping trains safe. But their bosses still refuse to pay them a living wage – now, they are striking for justice.
Beating the Colour Bar on the Railways
On this day in 1966, British Rail scrapped the colour bar at Euston Station after a campaign by a black worker, Asquith Xavier, and his union – the win paved the way for the Race Relations Act just two years later.