The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT), the UK's largest transport union, has condemned EU directives to privatise Europe's railways, which it says will lead to fragmentation and less democratic accountability.
In a meeting of railway executives in London this week, RMT representatives outlined the detrimental consequences of "privatisation", "liberalisation" and "fragmentation".
The RMT said the recent judgments on privatising the rail industries in the European Court of Justice "represent a fundamental attack on collective bargaining and the right to strike".
The union also supports the recent Europe-wide demonstration by trade unions, particularly in during the French Presidency of the EU.
"We also argue for publicly owned railways that put people before profit and protest against social dumping and call for the defence of trade union rights and national collective bargaining," an RMT spokesperson said.
By staff writer
