Local Transport Today is the authoritative, independent journal for transport decision makers. Analysis, Comment & News on Transport Policy, Planning, Finance and Delivery since 1989.

Rail success is in the hands of the workers

Trade unions are often seen as a scourge by rail users but they’re actually the railway’s best friends

Paul Salveson
29 November 2013
Paul Salveson writes regularly for TSSA Journal and is a consultant specialising in regional rail. He established the Association of Community rail Partnerships in 1997 and pioneered the concept of community rail partnerships. His website is www.paulsalveson.org.uk
Paul Salveson writes regularly for TSSA Journal and is a consultant specialising in regional rail. He established the Association of Community rail Partnerships in 1997 and pioneered the concept of community rail partnerships. His website is www.paulsalveson.org.uk

 

Trades unions are back in the news, for all the wrong reasons. The goings-on at Grangemouth have provided the Government with an opportunity to launch an inquiry into unions, voicing mock outrage at alleged ‘intimidation’. Meanwhile, in the left corner, many trades unionists have been trying to put their side of the story of endemic ‘intimidation’, in the form of blacklisting. So what about transport? It remains a strongly unionised industry, despite the successive waves...

+94% more

 

Deputy Team Leader - Transport Planning
London Borough of Havering
Town Hall, Romford, Essex, RM1 3BB, GB
Grade 9 £51,093 - £55,155 pa
Head of Fleet Management
Brighton & Hove Council
Hollingdean Depot
£61,050 - £66,734
Deputy Team Leader - Transport Planning
London Borough of Havering
Town Hall, Romford, Essex, RM1 3BB, GB
Grade 9 £51,093 - £55,155 pa
View all Vacancies
 
Search
 

Paul Salveson

Paul Salveson

Paul Salveson

Paul Salveson is a board member of Passenger Focus and a visiting professor at the University of Huddersfield. Paul’s book Railpolitik – bringing railways back to communities, was published in 2013, also by Lawrence and Wishart. The views expressed here are his own.

 



http://www.paulsalveson.org.uk

 

 
 
 

TransportXtra is part of Landor LINKS

© 2024 TransportXtra | Landor LINKS Ltd | All Rights Reserved

Subscriptions, Magazines & Online Access Enquires
[Frequently Asked Questions]
Email: subs.ltt@landor.co.uk | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7091 7959

Shop & Accounts Enquires
Email: accounts@landor.co.uk | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7091 7855

Advertising Sales & Recruitment Enquires
Email: daniel@landor.co.uk | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7091 7861

Events & Conference Enquires
Email: conferences@landor.co.uk | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7091 7865

Press Releases & Editorial Enquires
Email: info@transportxtra.com | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7091 7875

Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions | Advertise

Web design london by Brainiac Media 2020