Tag Archives: RMT

‘Extremist’ teachers make polite request for a fair pay rise

Posted on February 1, 2023 by insidecroydon

‘Strike now, while you can!’ Croydon’s teachers rose to the challenge in their union’s placard competition as they marched on Parliament today. By our education correspondent, GENE BRODIE For many from the Croydon contingent that made their way up to … Continue reading →

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Summer of Strikes should get us out of the middle of the road

Posted on August 31, 2022 by insidecroydon

Around the country today, 115,000 Royal Mail workers joined 40,000 BT staff taking industrial action, as the Summer of Strikes continued. KEN TOWL visited the posties’ picket line outside the sorting office on Factory Lane “We know what happens to … Continue reading →

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More rail cuts coming down the line thanks to Tory Treasury

Posted on August 29, 2022 by insidecroydon

Funding formula for the country’s biggest railway operator represents  ‘levelling down’ for London, according to a member of one of the largest passenger user groups More Southern and Thameslink railway timetable changes were slipped out last week, just ahead of … Continue reading →

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Croydon South’s Tory MP called a ‘liar’ 16 times on national TV

Posted on June 21, 2022 by insidecroydon

Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, wonders when Chris Philp is going to deny that he was lying on behalf of Boris Johnson’s government Chris Philp, a junior minister in lying Boris Johnson’s Tory government and the occasional MP for Croydon … Continue reading →

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After decades of wage stagnation, workers have one option

Posted on June 10, 2022 by insidecroydon

Croydon’s bin lorry crews are about to start three weeks of industrial action, as train, Tube and now tram drivers are also going on strike. It is often the only course of action that workers can take, writes ANDREW FISHER … Continue reading →

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