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Renationalising UK rail: the trade union voice
The UK Labour government’s decision to renationalise its railways marks a significant and welcome shift away from the global trend of rail privatisation. It also marks a rupture with the European policy agenda embedded in EU directives like the Fourth Rail Package. The shift is the direct result of relentless campaigning by ITF-affiliated rail unions – the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT), the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF), and the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA)