Rail Network Reels Under Industrial Action

Queensland Rail reduces services by 30% from May 5th due to a wage dispute. Thousands of commuters face packed trains and slower journeys. Find out what happens next.

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https://newsletter.tf/queensland-rail-cuts-services-due-to-wage-dispute/

Queensland Rail has cut around 300 services each weekday, a 30% reduction. This is a significant drop from the usual frequency.

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https://newsletter.tf/queensland-rail-cuts-services-due-to-wage-dispute/

RMT Strike's Fading Echo: A Week of Diminished Disruption

London Underground services are running with less disruption this week due to fewer RMT union members striking. Find out how it affects your journey.

#RMTstrike, #LondonUnderground, #TfL, #TrainStrike, #LondonTransport

https://newsletter.tf/rmt-strike-less-disruption-london-underground/

This week's RMT strike on the London Underground is causing much less disruption than previous actions. Over half of services ran normally on Tuesday, as only RMT train drivers, not all drivers, participated.

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https://newsletter.tf/rmt-strike-less-disruption-london-underground/

Today in Labor History December 13, 1636: The U.S. National Guard was created. The military force was originally created as a militia, by the Massachusetts Bay Colony, to protect its economic interests by killing local indigenous people, especially members of the Pequot tribe. In 1877, they were used to protect the interests of capital during the Great Train Strike, the wave of wildcat strikes that had broken out across the country. During that wave, National Guards and Police killed at least 100 workers. They also protected the interests of capital by providing the majority of soldiers for 19th century imperialistic wars, like the Mexican-American War and the Spanish-American War. Governors used them to suppress the Watts Riot in Los Angeles (1965), the Detroit Race Riots (1967), the Rochester Race Riot (1964), antiwar protests at Kent State (1970), and Rodney King riots in Los Angeles (1992). In each of these deployments, they shot and killed unarmed civilians. They were also deployed during the George Floyd riots (2020), in the riots that followed the assassination of Martin Luther King, and in the San Francisco earthquake (1906).

Read my article on the Great Train Strike here: https://michaeldunnauthor.com/2024/03/31/the-great-upheaval/

#workingclass #LaborHistory #nationalguard #kentstate #greatupheaval #trainstrike #strike #indigenous #genocide #militia #police #massacre #riot #racism #students #antiwar #protest

Today in Labor History December 13, 1636: The U.S. National Guard was created. The military force was originally created as a militia, by the Massachusetts Bay Colony, to protect its economic interests by killing local indigenous people, especially members of the Pequot tribe. In 1877, they were used to protect the interests of capital during the Great Train Strike, the wave of wildcat strikes that had broken out across the country. During that wave, National Guards and Police killed at least 100 workers. They also protected the interests of capital by providing the majority of soldiers for 19th century imperialistic wars, like the Mexican-American War and the Spanish-American War. Governors used them to suppress the Watts Riot (1965), the Rochester Race Riot (1964) and antiwar protests at Kent State. In each of these deployments, they shot and killed unarmed civilians.

Read my article on the Great Train Strike here: https://michaeldunnauthor.com/2024/03/31/the-great-upheaval/

#workingclass #LaborHistory #nationalguard #kentstate #greatupheaval #trainstrike #strike #indigenous #genocide #militia #police #massacre #riot #racism #students #antiwar #protest