“We need a political revolution” said one striking Carlisle Support Services (CSS) RMT member when discussing whether a Labour victory at the general election would change things for outsourced rail workers like them. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party “Will they bring workers like us back in-house?” questioned one picket. “Will they scrap zero hour contracts?”…
On the LNER picket line in Leeds on Friday 2 February there were larger numbers present than on other recent strike days. The mood was buoyed by the victory over the attempt to use the minimum service levels legislation against them. The government-owned LNER was defeated by Aslef’s preparedness to escalate action. Iain Dalton, Leeds…
Over the course of a week, drivers across 16 train operating companies have taken rolling action. Socialist Party members in Leeds have joined picket lines staff almost a week apart in this action. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party Drivers were angry at stories in the press about their pay being over £65,000 a year. As…
Around 800 drivers for First Bus across the Leeds depots in Hunslet and Bramley commenced indefinite strike action on Sunday 18th June. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party First have made over £200m in profit in 2022 yet they want to delay paying their drivers in Leeds a pay rise. During the disruption to the bus…
“There’s no way we can accept attacks on terms and conditions we’ve fought for 140 years to win in order to revive a pay cut” was the clear message from ASLEF members in Leeds. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party ASLEF members were taking a further day of strike action on Friday 3rd February following joining…
On a hot Saturday morning 13 members of ASLEF Union picketed the Leeds Railway Station Entrance. The mood was resolved, and clear that they would be in for the long hall. Socialist Party members spent time talking with the strikes handing out leaflets, and selling copies of the Socialist. Paul Thomas, Leeds Socialist Party There…
Over a hundred taxi and private hire drivers joined a lobby organised by the Leeds Private Hire Drivers Organisation (LPHDO) of Leeds City Council’s licensing committee over its Suitability and Convictions policy. This is one of a serious of priests in recent months around West Yorkshire over this and other issues facing drivers. Iain Dalton,…
To chants of “What do we want? Fare increase” Uber drivers protested outside the company’s office in Burley in Leeds, whose shutters had slammed down as soon as around 100 striking drivers marched down to it. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party Drivers were angry that whilst other areas had uplifted in pay rates over the…
This morning (Tuesday 21st June) RMT members began national strike action against the Train Operating Companies & Network Rail’s planned job cuts, which would reduce ticket station staff to zero and pose serious issues to rail workers and commuters alike. The picket outside Leeds Station was 40 or so strong at about 7:30 AM, with…
Not one, but two groups of workers held lobbies of Leeds City Council at its March meeting on 23rd March. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party Unite and GMB members gathered to lobby councillors and hand in a petition against the energy-to-waste facility being constructed by Hitachi Zosen Inova outside the National Agreement for the Engineering…
