deltic
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Back in the good/bad (depending on your political views) old days the railways were a closed shop with all employees, up to a certain level, required to join a recognised trade union. With changes in employment legislation and then privatisation what proportion of rail workers are now union members and how does it vary by TOC and job?
Teaching now seems to be most unionised profession which is mainly because staff want to ensure they have legal protection in case of abuse allegations against them etc. Presumably rail staff in safety critical roles are also more likely to be union members for similar reasons?
Teaching now seems to be most unionised profession which is mainly because staff want to ensure they have legal protection in case of abuse allegations against them etc. Presumably rail staff in safety critical roles are also more likely to be union members for similar reasons?