Transport history

Speaking on 'colour bars' on the railway

Submitted by Janine on Sat, 12/09/2020 - 16:25

17/09/2020 - 16:00

Log in via Zoom here

Facebook event here

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Celebrating 1911 Llanelli strike

Submitted by Janine on Sat, 05/09/2020 - 17:18

Janine's poetic turn at the 2020 online celebration ofthe 1911 Llanelli railway strike.

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Transport and democratic ownership (and Covid-19)

Submitted by Janine on Fri, 12/06/2020 - 20:05

Janine speaks as part of a panel on Covid-19, democratic ownership and the future of the economy in May 2020. - organised by Another Europe Is Possible. Video plus text of speech below.

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The 1919 rail strike - a reply

Submitted by Janine on Wed, 06/11/2019 - 19:08

The last issue of RMT News contained a useful pull-out on the historic 1919 railway strike. It captured some of the excitement of the action and its success in beating back pay cuts. The strikers and their supporters are heroes of our history and deserve to be remembered and honoured.

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1919 - Triple Alliance: Untapped Power

Submitted by Janine on Fri, 12/04/2019 - 18:03

Also published on the Workers' Liberty website, here.

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Women, workers and women workers on the Bucharest Metro

Submitted by Janine on Thu, 14/04/2016 - 12:15

What is working life like for women (and men) on the Bucharest Metro? How does it compare to our situation on London Underground? In Bucharest with the ETF Women's Committee, I spoke with Metro workers and gathered some facts …

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Public Transit Struggles in London and Toronto

Submitted by Janine on Sat, 19/09/2015 - 14:14

Janine Booth speaking at a meeting on Public Transit Struggles in London and Toronto in August 2015. The meeting was organised by the Socialist Project and also included speakers from Toronto-based campaigns for better public transport.

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If workers ran public transport ...

Submitted by Janine on Sat, 06/06/2015 - 16:01

04/07/2015 - 14:45

Venue: Birkbeck College, London

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Speaking about London Underground PPP: World Social Forum, Tunis

Submitted by Janine on Thu, 26/03/2015 - 20:31

28/03/2015 - 08:30

Janine will be speaking about the experience of the London Underground Public-Private Partnership at a workshop at the World Social Forum, hosted by Observatoire Tunisien de l'Economie.

The workshop will bring together campaigners against PPP, and the London Underground experience is rich with lessons on what a disastrous policy it is and how to fight it.