A World to Win: Rail Strike! w/ Eddie Dempsey
Inside the privatization of British rail—and the union fighting back.
July 3, 2022
35 min
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July 3, 2022
A World to Win: Rail Strike! w/ Eddie Dempsey
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Summary
<p>This week, Grace speaks to Eddie Dempsey, Senior Assistant General Secretary of the RMT, about the strike action being taken by the rail union up and down the UK. They discuss the background to the strikes, how the government constructed a railway network that funnels money away from workers towards executives, and the union’s "militant, rank-and-file culture of democracy."</p><br /><p><em>A World to Win</em> is a podcast from Grace Blakeley and Tribune bringing you a weekly dose of socialist news, theory, and action with guests from around the world. Thanks to our producer Conor Gillies and to the Lipman-Miliband Trust for making this episode possible.</p>
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