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Union branches accuse institutions of planning to breach agreement that protects research time and promotion prospects

At the end of June 2022 I was jubilant, having just taken part in three days of national strike as part of the RMT union’s campaign to defend jobs, pay and conditions on Train Operating Companies (TOCs) and Network Rail (NR). It was a similar feeling for many of the strikers. And we weren’t alone. We had taken heart from the disruption we’d caused and the passing public’s positive response, and a far larger group of people had learnt about our dispute by gleefully watching hostile interv...

Incumbent must overcome low turnout, member disillusionment and three challengers if she is to secure another five-year term in office

At the end of June 2022 I was jubilant, having just taken part in three days of national strike as part of the RMT union’s campaign to defend jobs, pay and conditions on Train Operating Companies (TOCs) and Network Rail (NR). It was a similar feeling for many of the strikers. And we weren’t alone. We had taken heart from the disruption we’d caused and the passing public’s positive response, and a far larger group of people had learnt about our dispute by gleefully watching hostile interv...

A new book—Mick Lynch, the Making of a Working Class Hero is fortunately not the uncritical celebration of the RMT rail union leader.

Magnetic Mick is a smooth operator with a robust and radical message, but the RMT leader has arguably failed to stave off the government’s attack on rail workers, says industrial relations professor Gregor Gall

An essay on the sociopolitical themes in the lyrics written by Joe Strummer, lead singer of The Clash, has inspired the debate about the impact popular songs have on an individual’s ideological views

Divisions on both sides mean finding compromise that suits all is proving impossible, with sector’s reputation on the line

RMT union members in the train operating companies (not including ScotRail) last week voted by 91 on a 69 turnout to continue striking in their…